I welcome our new Russian Overlords

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by TheStinger
Canada could lauch it's own satellites if for some reason the US or Europe refused to do so. If Russia can put a rocket into space it can't be that hard

Canada is part of ESA if I recall.

[onodera]

Originally posted by Serb


Is this one smaller than a brick?

A Russian GLONASS+GPS reciever and multimedia player for cars (~480$):

(the article is on Russian)
http://www.cnews.ru/news/top/index.s...7/12/27/281698

Yep, saw that thing on TV yesterday. It has an external aerial for GLONASS. :P But still, it's much better than I expected.
BTW, it's kinda hard to make these two systems work together. Converting between two different reference ellipsoids is not an easy task. I wonder if there's a switch on this Glospace to show either pair of coordinates.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Serb


Is this one smaller than a brick?

A Russian GLONASS+GPS reciever and multimedia player for cars (~480$):

(the article is on Russian)
http://www.cnews.ru/news/top/index.s...7/12/27/281698

Why is the operating system in English if it is in fact Russian?

[Serb]

A multi-language OS surprises you?

[Cort Haus]

No, I expect a multi-lingual population is the surprise.

[Serb]

Originally posted by onodera

Yep, saw that thing on TV yesterday. It has an external aerial for GLONASS. :P But still, it's much better than I expected.
BTW, it's kinda hard to make these two systems work together. Converting between two different reference ellipsoids is not an easy task. I wonder if there's a switch on this Glospace to show either pair of coordinates.

You mean this external aerial?

[Serb]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
No, I expect a multi-lingual population is the surprise.

English is widespread in Russia.

[Wezil]

Originally posted by TheStinger
As we don't have a depserate need to show how big and tough we are, we spend the money on things that mean our average lefe expectancy is somewhat over 59

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by Serb
English is widespread in Russia.

That was precisely my point.

[onodera]

Originally posted by Serb


You mean this external aerial?

Nope, not this one. That's a regular SiRF Star.
Also, it has no internal battery, but weighs more than 400 grams. This means it runs on a lead-acid battery, just like I predicted.

(for the others) It's running Windows, so do not roll your eyes when you see familiar letters on the screen.

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Ari Rahikkala
Serb

[Riesstiu IV]

Originally posted by Cort Haus


We're building a big ladder to get into space.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Dauphin
Canada is part of ESA if I recall.

Not a member, just a "Cooperating State", which seems to mostly signify that the ESA will buy Canada's stuff.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by TheStinger
As for technology we built Concorde which may engineers think is as good an achievement as putting a man on the moon.

/me blinks

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


Not a member, just a "Cooperating State", which seems to mostly signify that the ESA will buy Canada's stuff.

I thought they contributed to the budget of ESA and had input in decision making and various voting rights. At least that was the case about 5-10 years ago, and for a long time before that.