Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by Havoc 2189 days ago
>small extra step of adding [...] an antenna

That's where the ducktape comes in I guess? (Just kidding)

I mean yeah GPS is ancient tech. But actually getting the required 24 or whatever satellites into orbit (or retrofitting) and getting the receiver tech into enough hands to get any kind of traction is still a sizable challenge.

1 comments

Couldn't they pay SpaceX or a similar company to do it for them?