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Space station sextant experiment
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2018 Sep 4, 19:45 -0700
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2018 Sep 4, 19:45 -0700
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 23 August 2018 - Studying An Ancient Navigation Technique "Sextant Navigation: Today the crew performed a session for the Sextant Navigation investigation. The crew collected the data and recorded the results for ground evaluation. This session focused on stable sighting position identification and evaluation. Astronauts onboard the ISS test a hand-held sextant that is intended for use on future Orion exploration missions. The results from this investigation can aid in the development of emergency navigation methods for future manned spacecraft. Historically, Gemini missions in 1965-66 were the first to exercise sextant sightings from a spacecraft. A sextant was built into Apollo vehicles as a navigation backup in case of lost communications." http://spaceref.com/international-space-station/nasa-space-station-on-orbit-status-23-august-2018---studying-an-ancient-navigation-technique.html
