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Posted by Anonymous on May 28, 2009, 1:42 pm


http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/05/airforce_gps_052109w/


Imagine not being able to get cash from an automated teller
machine, or 911 responders desperately searching for victims
they know are there — somewhere.

Even worse, imagine precision-guided munitions completely
missing their targets because the global positioning satellite
system the military has come to rely on failed.

All this could happen early in the next decade if the Air Force
is unable to modernize the GPS satellite constellation, warns a
new report by the Government Accountability Office.

“It is uncertain whether the Air Force will be able to acquire
new satellites in time to maintain current GPS service without
interruption,” according to the report, released in April. “Such
a gap in capability could have wide-ranging impacts on all GPS
users.”

GPS is the world’s only fully operational position, navigation
and timing system. The global economy — from airlines to
shipping companies to banks — depends on the Air Force
maintaining a constellation of 24 satellites at all times to
keep the system working.

Air Force officials acknowledge that a series of launch delays
or on-orbit failures could cause problems for civilian users,
but said the military would only be affected minimally, even if
the system fell to fewer than 24 satellites. Operators could buy
extra time with the remaining satellites by shutting down
nonessential systems to save power, extending the satellites’
life.

“We would still have GPS capability, and … we would manage the
constellation to optimize performance … to support war-fighting
activity, so we probably wouldn’t see much of a difference,”
said Col. Dave Madden, commander of the GPS wing at Los Angeles
Air Force Base, Calif. “The bottom line is we have high
confidence [in our] plans to sustain and modernize the
constellation,” he said.

The Air Force plans to invest more than $5 billion during the
next five years to modernize GPS satellites and ground control
segments. A delay of even two years for the next-generation GPS
III — the first of which is scheduled for launch in 2014 — would
reduce the probability of maintaining the minimum constellation
to about 10 percent by 2018, the report says. The report notes
that this is not an unlikely outcome, since problems with the
current GPS IIF satellites put the program three years behind
schedule.

The Air Force currently has 34 GPS satellites on orbit — 10 more
than the minimum requirement — including four backups that are
not even broadcasting a signal, Buckman said. Over the next four
years, the Air Force plans to launch 13 current-generation GPS
satellites, which Air Force officials have said should provide a
smooth transition from the current to modernized system.

“We recognize that there is a risk there,” said Col. Dave
Buckman, Air Force Space Command’s lead for position, navigation
and timing systems. “What we would say however, is we would not
assign the same risk to that as perhaps was indicated in the GAO
report.”


Posted by hot-ham-and-cheese on May 28, 2009, 5:25 pm


> http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/05/airforce_gps_052109w/
> Imagine not being able to get cash from an automated teller
> machine, or 911 responders desperately searching for victims
> they know are there =97 somewhere.
> Even worse, imagine precision-guided munitions completely
> missing their targets because the global positioning satellite
> system the military has come to rely on failed.
> All this could happen early in the next decade if the Air Force
> is unable to modernize the GPS satellite constellation, warns a
> new report by the Government Accountability Office.
> =93It is uncertain whether the Air Force will be able to acquire
> new satellites in time to maintain current GPS service without
> interruption,=94 according to the report, released in April. =93Such
> a gap in capability could have wide-ranging impacts on all GPS
> users.=94
> GPS is the world=92s only fully operational position, navigation
> and timing system. The global economy =97 from airlines to
> shipping companies to banks =97 depends on the Air Force
> maintaining a constellation of 24 satellites at all times to
> keep the system working.
> Air Force officials acknowledge that a series of launch delays
> or on-orbit failures could cause problems for civilian users,
> but said the military would only be affected minimally, even if
> the system fell to fewer than 24 satellites. Operators could buy
> extra time with the remaining satellites by shutting down
> nonessential systems to save power, extending the satellites=92
> life.
> =93We would still have GPS capability, and =85 we would manage the
> constellation to optimize performance =85 to support war-fighting
> activity, so we probably wouldn=92t see much of a difference,=94
> said Col. Dave Madden, commander of the GPS wing at Los Angeles
> Air Force Base, Calif. =93The bottom line is we have high
> confidence [in our] plans to sustain and modernize the
> constellation,=94 he said.
> The Air Force plans to invest more than $5 billion during the
> next five years to modernize GPS satellites and ground control
> segments. A delay of even two years for the next-generation GPS
> III =97 the first of which is scheduled for launch in 2014 =97 would
> reduce the probability of maintaining the minimum constellation
> to about 10 percent by 2018, the report says. The report notes
> that this is not an unlikely outcome, since problems with the
> current GPS IIF satellites put the program three years behind
> schedule.
> The Air Force currently has 34 GPS satellites on orbit =97 10 more
> than the minimum requirement =97 including four backups that are
> not even broadcasting a signal, Buckman said. Over the next four
> years, the Air Force plans to launch 13 current-generation GPS
> satellites, which Air Force officials have said should provide a
> smooth transition from the current to modernized system.
> =93We recognize that there is a risk there,=94 said Col. Dave
> Buckman, Air Force Space Command=92s lead for position, navigation
> and timing systems. =93What we would say however, is we would not
> assign the same risk to that as perhaps was indicated in the GAO
> report.=94

Squirrelly and Winston are no mere alarmists, they are part of the
DNCs 24/7/365 election campaign. They will say and do anything to
damage the republicans, the government and even the country in order
to benefit their masters.

Posted by Curly Surmudgeon on May 28, 2009, 10:10 pm


On Thu, 28 May 2009 14:25:05 -0700, hot-ham-and-cheese wrote:

>> http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/05/airforce_gps_052109w/
>> Imagine not being able to get cash from an automated teller machine, or
>> 911 responders desperately searching for victims they know are there —
>> somewhere.
>> Even worse, imagine precision-guided munitions completely missing their
>> targets because the global positioning satellite system the military
>> has come to rely on failed.
>> All this could happen early in the next decade if the Air Force is
>> unable to modernize the GPS satellite constellation, warns a new report
>> by the Government Accountability Office.
>> “It is uncertain whether the Air Force will be able to acquire new
>> satellites in time to maintain current GPS service without
>> interruption,” according to the report, released in April. “Such a gap
>> in capability could have wide-ranging impacts on all GPS users.”
>> GPS is the world’s only fully operational position, navigation and
>> timing system. The global economy — from airlines to shipping companies
>> to banks — depends on the Air Force maintaining a constellation of 24
>> satellites at all times to keep the system working.
>> Air Force officials acknowledge that a series of launch delays or
>> on-orbit failures could cause problems for civilian users, but said the
>> military would only be affected minimally, even if the system fell to
>> fewer than 24 satellites. Operators could buy extra time with the
>> remaining satellites by shutting down nonessential systems to save
>> power, extending the satellites’ life.
>> “We would still have GPS capability, and … we would manage the
>> constellation to optimize performance … to support war-fighting
>> activity, so we probably wouldn’t see much of a difference,” said Col.
>> Dave Madden, commander of the GPS wing at Los Angeles Air Force Base,
>> Calif. “The bottom line is we have high confidence [in our] plans to
>> sustain and modernize the constellation,” he said.
>> The Air Force plans to invest more than $5 billion during the next five
>> years to modernize GPS satellites and ground control segments. A delay
>> of even two years for the next-generation GPS III — the first of which
>> is scheduled for launch in 2014 — would reduce the probability of
>> maintaining the minimum constellation to about 10 percent by 2018, the
>> report says. The report notes that this is not an unlikely outcome,
>> since problems with the current GPS IIF satellites put the program
>> three years behind schedule.
>> The Air Force currently has 34 GPS satellites on orbit — 10 more than
>> the minimum requirement — including four backups that are not even
>> broadcasting a signal, Buckman said. Over the next four years, the Air
>> Force plans to launch 13 current-generation GPS satellites, which Air
>> Force officials have said should provide a smooth transition from the
>> current to modernized system.
>> “We recognize that there is a risk there,” said Col. Dave Buckman, Air
>> Force Space Command’s lead for position, navigation and timing systems.
>> “What we would say however, is we would not assign the same risk to
>> that as perhaps was indicated in the GAO report.”
>
> Squirrelly and Winston are no mere alarmists, they are part of the DNCs
> 24/7/365 election campaign. They will say and do anything to damage the
> republicans, the government and even the country in order to benefit
> their masters.

Where do you get your authority to (mis)represent the positions of others?
--
Regards, Curly
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Posted by KStahl on May 29, 2009, 8:43 am


hot-ham-and-cheese@hotmail.com wrote:

>
>>http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/05/airforce_gps_052109w/
>>Imagine not being able to get cash from an automated teller
>>machine, or 911 responders desperately searching for victims
>>they know are there — somewhere.
>>Even worse, imagine precision-guided munitions completely
>>missing their targets because the global positioning satellite
>>system the military has come to rely on failed.
>>All this could happen early in the next decade if the Air Force
>>is unable to modernize the GPS satellite constellation, warns a
>>new report by the Government Accountability Office.
>>“It is uncertain whether the Air Force will be able to acquire
>>new satellites in time to maintain current GPS service without
>>interruption,” according to the report, released in April. “Such
>>a gap in capability could have wide-ranging impacts on all GPS
>>users.”
>>GPS is the world’s only fully operational position, navigation
>>and timing system. The global economy — from airlines to
>>shipping companies to banks — depends on the Air Force
>>maintaining a constellation of 24 satellites at all times to
>>keep the system working.
>>Air Force officials acknowledge that a series of launch delays
>>or on-orbit failures could cause problems for civilian users,
>>but said the military would only be affected minimally, even if
>>the system fell to fewer than 24 satellites. Operators could buy
>>extra time with the remaining satellites by shutting down
>>nonessential systems to save power, extending the satellites’
>>life.
>>“We would still have GPS capability, and … we would manage the
>>constellation to optimize performance … to support war-fighting
>>activity, so we probably wouldn’t see much of a difference,”
>>said Col. Dave Madden, commander of the GPS wing at Los Angeles
>>Air Force Base, Calif. “The bottom line is we have high
>>confidence [in our] plans to sustain and modernize the
>>constellation,” he said.
>>The Air Force plans to invest more than $5 billion during the
>>next five years to modernize GPS satellites and ground control
>>segments. A delay of even two years for the next-generation GPS
>>III — the first of which is scheduled for launch in 2014 — would
>>reduce the probability of maintaining the minimum constellation
>>to about 10 percent by 2018, the report says. The report notes
>>that this is not an unlikely outcome, since problems with the
>>current GPS IIF satellites put the program three years behind
>>schedule.
>>The Air Force currently has 34 GPS satellites on orbit — 10 more
>>than the minimum requirement — including four backups that are
>>not even broadcasting a signal, Buckman said. Over the next four
>>years, the Air Force plans to launch 13 current-generation GPS
>>satellites, which Air Force officials have said should provide a
>>smooth transition from the current to modernized system.
>>“We recognize that there is a risk there,” said Col. Dave
>>Buckman, Air Force Space Command’s lead for position, navigation
>>and timing systems. “What we would say however, is we would not
>>assign the same risk to that as perhaps was indicated in the GAO
>>report.”
>
>
> Squirrelly and Winston are no mere alarmists, they are part of the
> DNCs 24/7/365 election campaign. They will say and do anything to
> damage the republicans, the government and even the country in order
> to benefit their masters.

But the Republicans need to be damaged. They ARE damaged! Democrats just
need to keep telling the truth about the way that Republicans tried to
destroy this country. All americans should get down on their knees and
give thanks that we were able to rid ourselves of the pestilence of the
Republican party.

Posted by Curly Surmudgeon on May 29, 2009, 1:14 pm


On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:43:32 -0400, KStahl wrote:

> hot-ham-and-cheese@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>>
>>>http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/05/airforce_gps_052109w/
>>>Imagine not being able to get cash from an automated teller machine, or
>>>911 responders desperately searching for victims they know are there —
>>>somewhere.
>>>Even worse, imagine precision-guided munitions completely missing their
>>>targets because the global positioning satellite system the military
>>>has come to rely on failed.
>>>All this could happen early in the next decade if the Air Force is
>>>unable to modernize the GPS satellite constellation, warns a new report
>>>by the Government Accountability Office.
>>>“It is uncertain whether the Air Force will be able to acquire new
>>>satellites in time to maintain current GPS service without
>>>interruption,” according to the report, released in April. “Such a gap
>>>in capability could have wide-ranging impacts on all GPS users.”
>>>GPS is the world’s only fully operational position, navigation and
>>>timing system. The global economy — from airlines to shipping companies
>>>to banks — depends on the Air Force maintaining a constellation of 24
>>>satellites at all times to keep the system working.
>>>Air Force officials acknowledge that a series of launch delays or
>>>on-orbit failures could cause problems for civilian users, but said the
>>>military would only be affected minimally, even if the system fell to
>>>fewer than 24 satellites. Operators could buy extra time with the
>>>remaining satellites by shutting down nonessential systems to save
>>>power, extending the satellites’ life.
>>>“We would still have GPS capability, and … we would manage the
>>>constellation to optimize performance … to support war-fighting
>>>activity, so we probably wouldn’t see much of a difference,” said Col.
>>>Dave Madden, commander of the GPS wing at Los Angeles Air Force Base,
>>>Calif. “The bottom line is we have high confidence [in our] plans to
>>>sustain and modernize the constellation,” he said.
>>>The Air Force plans to invest more than $5 billion during the next five
>>>years to modernize GPS satellites and ground control segments. A delay
>>>of even two years for the next-generation GPS III — the first of which
>>>is scheduled for launch in 2014 — would reduce the probability of
>>>maintaining the minimum constellation to about 10 percent by 2018, the
>>>report says. The report notes that this is not an unlikely outcome,
>>>since problems with the current GPS IIF satellites put the program
>>>three years behind schedule.
>>>The Air Force currently has 34 GPS satellites on orbit — 10 more than
>>>the minimum requirement — including four backups that are not even
>>>broadcasting a signal, Buckman said. Over the next four years, the Air
>>>Force plans to launch 13 current-generation GPS satellites, which Air
>>>Force officials have said should provide a smooth transition from the
>>>current to modernized system.
>>>“We recognize that there is a risk there,” said Col. Dave Buckman, Air
>>>Force Space Command’s lead for position, navigation and timing systems.
>>>“What we would say however, is we would not assign the same risk to
>>>that as perhaps was indicated in the GAO report.”
>>
>>
>> Squirrelly and Winston are no mere alarmists, they are part of the DNCs
>> 24/7/365 election campaign. They will say and do anything to damage
>> the republicans, the government and even the country in order to
>> benefit their masters.
>
> But the Republicans need to be damaged. They ARE damaged! Democrats just
> need to keep telling the truth about the way that Republicans tried to
> destroy this country. All americans should get down on their knees and
> give thanks that we were able to rid ourselves of the pestilence of the
> Republican party.

There is that but what the cockroach is implying is that everyone who
recognized the danger, and raised the alarms, of Bush is a Democrat.

That is just another lie by the cockroach and Republicans in order to
muddy the water and supposedly mask the Bush malfeasance, negligence,
corruption and crimes.

It does not take the opposition party to recognize when a president
fails. Or is failing. Or has failed. Honest Americans must rise above
the 2-party polarization.

Neither Winston nor I are Democrats or Republicans, (excuse me Winston
and correct me if I speak wrongly for you) we are Americans who love our
country more than the government and especially more than any political
party or candidate. We are patriots, not loyalists.

Bush, neocons and Republicans are disasters of biblical proportions and
it doesn't require membership in the Democrats to recognize that. It
does require membership in the Republican party to ignore it though...

--
Regards, Curly
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