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Lindbergh relied on this type of compass in the Spirit of St. Louis to maintain course on the way to Paris until it malfunctioned.
This octant was used by the Lindberghs in the Tingmissartoq.
Pipe, Oregon Territory
The PLGR was smaller and lighter than the older Manpack GPS receiver.
A Mercury astronaut used this mechanical device to determine his position relative to the Earth below.
Harold Gatty designed this drift indicator in 1930 and used it on his 1931 around-the-world flight with Wiley Post in the Winnie Mae.
This prototype satellite signal receiver was developed around 1976.
The Manpack was one of the first portable GPS receivers for combat troops.
Beginning in 1961, NASA used this quartz oscillator as the main timing and radio frequency standard at the Goldstone tracking station.
Quartz oscillator used to control radio frequency on Transit satellites.
