Published 12:50 IST, July 1st 2020
Elon Musk informs Americans about their GPS getting slightly better after newest launch
Elon Musk took to his official twitter handle to post about the launch as he informed Americans that their GPS just got slightly better with GPS III launch.
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Space X on June 30 launched a next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite into space for United States Department of Defence. GPS was built by Lockheed Martin and was launched in Space X's Falcon 9 rocket that just recently took two American astronauts to space from US soil for first time in nine years. launch took place at 4:10 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Space X CEO Elon Musk took to his official twitter handle to post about launch as he informed Americans that ir GPS just got slightly better.
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Netizens immediately jumped into Musk's post and quested him on some of his latest remarks about college degrees and aliens, while ors congratulated him on launch. Musk politely answered all ir questions as on degree requirement for a job in Tesla he said he is fixing it and it won't be necessary anymore. While on alien's existence, he said that he still believes humans are alone in universe.
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GPS III SV03 launch
Elon Musk's Space X launched satellite on behalf of Department of Defence's Space Force, which became it's own independent wing for United States in space after it took over from Air Force. GPS III SV03 will is third USSF mission launch, second National Security Space launch (NSSL) mission that was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and first NSSL mission where a launch service provider attempted to recover booster. mission was originally scheduled to launch on April 29, however, it took a 60-day tactical pause in order to implement new health and safety measures to protect launch and operations crew during ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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" NSSL program’s number one priority is to achieve mission success on each and every National Security Space launch. We also strive to procure affordable launch services that maintain assured access to space for Nation. Our goal with GPS III SV03 was to maintain our mission assurance record while exploring unique cost-saving opportunities like recovering a booster to deliver capabilities our warfighters demand," said Col. Robert Bongiovi, Launch Enterprise director in a statement on Air Force's official website.
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" GPS III program brings a new standard of excellence for entire space community. Our production team and contract partners have developed an indispensable tool that is available to military and civil users around world. Our team will continue to vance launch campaign for remaining space vehicles and I anticipate successful launch of SV03 on Falcon 9," said Cordell DeLaPena, program executive officer for SMC’s Space Production Corps.
12:50 IST, July 1st 2020