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Satellite navigation could start to fail next year

tryme submitted on 5/21/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:33:34 AM

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There is warning issued by the US government saying that the satellite navigation, upon which a lot of motorists depend on, could start to fail next year.

This is due, according to reports, to mismanagement and under-investment in US satellite system by the US Air Force. The 20-year-old GPS is in dire need of upgrading to stop it from deteriorating, said officials.

The Navstar GPS, as the system is known, is already over budget by about ?562 million and setbacks have further delayed its development. Due two years ago, the first replacement satellite will be sent into space this November. Both military and civilian systems could be affected by this lack of investment. It has not been guaranteed if the Air Force can get a new satellite to prevent service interruption.

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Satellite navigation could start to fail next year

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Agent004

THE SKY IS FALLING, THE SKY IS FALLING.

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Posted on 5/21/2009 10:59:37 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Agent63

I wonder how much of those funds he stole from the government. He is after all part of the Skull and Bones society! and the Illuminati! Who believes it? I DO

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Posted on 5/21/2009 8:01:34 PM | | Votes: 1   

tryme

:))

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Posted on 5/21/2009 11:09:11 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

1dott8

i'm glad i know where i'm going most of the time and don't depend on navigation.

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Posted on 5/21/2009 11:51:20 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

B7FAN

ME TOO i mean its looks pretty and a nice resale point of a luxury cars but other than that no need for it. just use mapquest or google maps from your smart phone

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Posted on 5/21/2009 4:53:21 PM | | Votes: 2   

FitzLA

You really think they are going to let the GPS systems fail? Especially when related to military? This is useless information. Kinda like swine flu. Lets make a big deal out of nothing

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Posted on 5/21/2009 4:15:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

DinamoR

Gee what a shock. after 8 years of Bush even satellites are failing: )

Idiot conservatives don't want to spend money on anything (except wars and tax cuts for rich people).

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Posted on 5/21/2009 4:28:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

LexSucks

Wow!! George Bush really left everything in a state of shambles.

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Posted on 5/21/2009 5:51:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Htay7500

I'll use google maps.

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Posted on 5/21/2009 8:44:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

huu76

Never really understood why the military shares this medium with the public. There should be 2 systems.

Hell, China is creating their own (thanks to those moron Europeans) GPS system strictly for military use while doing their best to hack and take down ours.

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Posted on 5/21/2009 11:26:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

huu76

The argument that public use pays for servicing is a crock. If there's enough money to bailout General Mao motors, there's plenty of money to build and maintain a secondary military system.

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Posted on 5/21/2009 11:27:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

jac5357

BimmerMike46, what is it with BMW drivers - I'm living in South Africa and the BMW drivers make the same silly comments on websites locally - do you need to hand over a part of your brain to be able to buy or drive a BMW?

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Posted on 5/22/2009 9:19:21 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

huu76

Uh-oh, if the GPS system fails, people who lease BMWs won't know what tomorrow's weather will be.

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Posted on 5/23/2009 12:42:08 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

chewy

there are more satellites than necessary right now (serve as spares) so nothing will happen

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Posted on 5/24/2009 4:14:38 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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