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by laen 3868 days ago
Celestial Navigation was a part of USAF navigator training, but was retired about the same time as the USN - and it should remain that way. The USN's reinstatement of CN is a signal that the Navy does not understand it's own technology and threats(cyber attacks). And just common sense says a ship operating off CN will not be able to bring kinetic effects to the fight. The article mentions CN oriented a disabled Apollo 12? Gimme a break, what saved the mission was the quick wit of the engineering staff... and a crew that understood its own technology.