Stargazing hasn’t been a popular method of navigation for decades now, but the US Navy is about to change that with a surprising update to its curriculum. With an eye towards security and decreasing ...
Reporting ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The same techniques guided ancient Polynesians in the open Pacific and oriented astronauts when Apollo 12 was disabled by lightning — the techniques of celestial navigation.
Senior Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Myers teaches Command Master Chief April Beldo how to use a marine sextant during a demonstration of celestial navigation aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl ...