Why is it so hard to prevent bad things?

Why is it so hard to prevent bad things?

Images: Shutterstock, National Guard, and NASA For years safety experts urged a malodorant be added to natural gas so leaks could be easily and quickly detected. Yet it wasn’t until after 298 children and teachers, almost the whole school, were lost in a New...
New UK Space Strategy has lots on Resilient PNT

New UK Space Strategy has lots on Resilient PNT

Image: UK Govt. What’s new: The United Kingdom has published its Space Strategy which also includes significant info on its national resilient PNT plans. Why it’s important: The UK is leading the West in national resilient PNT architectures using signals...
Making the Earth mathematically flat – KeplerKoord

Making the Earth mathematically flat – KeplerKoord

Image: Equal Earth projection showing land masses in correct proportion (Shutterstock) What’s new: A greatly improved method of making the round-earth flat for precise navigation. It is being shopped around by KeplerKoord. Why it’s important: Most navigation...