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Col. (Dr.) Francis X. Kane is 50th inductee into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame
3/5/2010 - LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- A leader in the development of GPS was inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame March 2, 2010. Col. (Dr.) Francis X. Kane, a San Antonio resident since 1984, became the fiftieth inductee into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame for his lifetime contributions to the Air Force Space Program.In a ceremony at the Kelly Club on the Lackland AFB Kelly Annex, San Antonio, Texas, Colonel Kane, accompanied by his wife Virginia, accepted the honor from Maj. Gen. Richard Webber, 24th Air Force commander who officiated the ceremony.
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LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Technical Sgt. Jill Rodriguez, 24th Air Force non-commissioned officer in charge of deployment operations, held the portrait after it was unveiled for Col. (Dr.) Francis X. Kane, president of San Antonio's Schriever Institute, to see the permanent representation of himself to be hung in the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame located at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., in a ceremony March 2 here. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Theodore Koniares)
GPS Mission
The Global Positioning System is a constellation of orbiting satellites that provides navigation data to military and civilian users all over the world. The system is operated and controlled by the 50th Space Wing, located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo.
GPS Features
GPS satellites orbit the earth every 12 hours, emitting continuous navigation signals. With the proper equipment, users can receive these signals to calculate time, location and velocity. The signals are so accurate, time can be figured to within a millionth of a second, velocity within a fraction of a mile per hour and location to within 100 feet. Receivers have been developed for use in aircraft, ships and land vehicles, as well as for hand carrying. (SOURCE)
The Global Positioning System is a constellation of orbiting satellites that provides navigation data to military and civilian users all over the world. The system is operated and controlled by the 50th Space Wing, located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo.
GPS Features
GPS satellites orbit the earth every 12 hours, emitting continuous navigation signals. With the proper equipment, users can receive these signals to calculate time, location and velocity. The signals are so accurate, time can be figured to within a millionth of a second, velocity within a fraction of a mile per hour and location to within 100 feet. Receivers have been developed for use in aircraft, ships and land vehicles, as well as for hand carrying. (SOURCE)
The Universe: Robot Poetry A Socratic Dialog with Dr. Kane inspired by his work with the children of San Antonio to form spaceTEAMS and the Texas Institute of Educaional Robotics. Read more.
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