GPS exists because of Gladys West

[@tachiroakisu5128]

AOPA delivers once again! Fantastic segment!

[@aaronpostingPN]

She literally killed the "I got lost" excuse.

[@dawms540]

Well done. This is a just a segment of the longer weekly update. The Chicago skyline flyover is excellent too. ( from Lancaster PA)

[@k5elevencinc0]

Good to know!

[@AJ-pc5ln]

Facts!!!

[@BroCharlesnm]

👍🏿

[@sladewilson377]

It’s nonsense

[@mishapravdov1732]

No

[@glennllewellyn7369]

Virtue signalling is a little dull these days.

[@tachiroakisu5128]

I'm with you (in general) but I genuinely didnt know about this woman, so it was pretty informative. I'd rather have this kinda info than the usual Black History Month panders: MLK, Harriet Tubman, etc. It's relevant and topical to aviation fans.

[@runneypo]

it's not virtue signalling if her work was crucial. give her the recognition she rightly deserves.

[@ak-qd2jk]

@@runneypo then why not give it to the hundred of thousands of people who worked on the gps

[@runneypo]

@@ak-qd2jk Because her work on the development of the satellite geodesy models was crucial to the development of the GPS. If you can name someone more important, go ahead.

[@ak-qd2jk]

@@runneypo wow my last comment was deleted, her work was not "crucial" she was one of mant thousands of people at her level, i can give you names and links but my comment will get deleted again so search it yourself if you want to