Today I learned on Nostr: TIL GPS was opened up for public use in 1983 by Ronald Reagan following a Korean ...

TIL GPS was opened up for public use in 1983 by Ronald Reagan following a Korean Airlines flight being shot down after wandering into Soviet airspace

https://odimpact.org/case-united-states-opening-gps-data-for-civilian-use.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kairnp/til_gps_was_opened_up_for_public_use_in_1983_by/