g.p.s. his satellites are set to go where none have gone before to stay with us. hello again or welcome to spotlight the interview show on our t.v. i'm al gore and today my guest is. g.p.s. the global positioning system developed in the united states has long been the only functioning and reliable worldwide navigation system put recently russia introduced its own system called global us it satellites are meant to see areas with g.p.s. does it together they could guide us from space to every inch of terrain but as it happened i mean the development and the copper ration care is the director general of that stand a geisha systems. the positioning system has been functioning put two years in this short time it's had some positive feedback from outside of russia the swedish company says glonass operates better than g.p.s. in northern latitudes but there have been some problems with the ghana satellites three new ones crashed into the ocean on their way to the orbit this accident caused some spac

g.p.s. but continue using g.p.s. for their own soldiers i think this is this is not possible is it for a little effort or a system one awesome jupiters special more of operation. as a single cauldron as a military court with the limited access for all users. a new. generation of players. there will be disability. so it's off the signal. of some special territory when it's needed. the development of russia's global satellite navigation system has been a decades long struggle to overcome obstacles spotlight heal energy needed as more and less. goon ass program was begun in the mid one nine hundred seventy s. and managed to survive the co-op's of the u.s.s.r. one thousand nine hundred ninety five all the satellites necessary for the systems functioning were in place. the can only crisis of the one nine hundred ninety s. were to the systems gradual degree ration by the beginning of two thousand and one on the six out of the twenty four certain lights were operational. the russian space agency nine years to get back on tr

we need them to get back to work so they can continue to build a g.p.s.-based air traffic control system like every other industrialized have country has. we need to get this economy moving again, and that means we need to be serious about our responsibilities here in washington. let's pass a clean extension of the f.a.a. let's get these people back to work, and let's go about the business of rebuilding a modern air traffic control system like we should have in the united states. thank you very much, mr. president. i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. nelson: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. nelson: madam president, i ask consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. nelson: madam president, i ask consent to speak as if in morning business. madam president, i rise today to recognize the important contributions of a special floridian for his unrelenting determination to protect one of our nation's

russia's space program back in december when three clone a satellite's the country's alternative to g.p.s. plummeted into the pacific ocean with this latest setback roscosmos has been forced to tighten quality control in hope there won't be a repeat of the problems that'll be good news for the six astronauts currently on board the international space station especially to sell for the scrapping of the u.s. shuttle program there's now global importance on the success of the soyuz. greaves r.t. . now this week north korea announced its readiness to resume international talks over its disputed nuclear plugs well the news came as the country's leader made a rare trip abroad to meet president dmitri medvedev and discuss among other things a vital energy deal for north korea's struggling economy artie's got to be no more . a man of mystery north korea's kim jong il prefers to stay out of the media spotlight the great leader as he's officially known at home constantly fears for his life which is why he avoids planes has armored cars and eats with chopsticks designed to detect poisons but the fea

russia's space program back in december when three grown a satellites the country's alternative to g.p.s. plummeted into the pacific ocean with this latest setback roscosmos says be forced to tighten quality control and hope there won't be a repeat of the problems that'll be good news for the six astronauts currently on board the international space station especially to sell for the scrapping of the u.s. shuttle program there's now global importance on the success of the soyuz j.q. griefs r.t. . millions of new yorkers who've chosen to stay in their homes despite mandatory evacuations are bracing themselves for hurricane irene the storm has already devastated parts of east coast of the u.s. leaving at least nine people dead and millions without electricity. is among those preparing to weather the storm. a big apple looks extremely eerie the streets are empty businesses are either or either have boarded up their windows or put cheap along their windows the tropical winds are beginning to move into new york city at this moment and you could feel the wind increasing you feel the rain incre

russia's space program back in december when three cloner satellites the country's alternative to g.p.s. plummeted into the pacific ocean with this latest setback roscosmos has been forced to tighten quality control and hope there won't be a repeat of the problems that would be good news for the six astronauts currently on board the international space station especially to sell for the scrapping of the u.s. shuttle program there's now global importance on the success of the soyuz. greaves r.t. . but the failure of the science rocket to propel the progress into orbit puts the entire manned space program in question now is now saying the international space station could have to be abandoned if science launches don't resume soon but space expert mark ham sells says there is no viable alternative to the long serving russian rocket. the soyuz is a very reliable vehicle but it's still got a something like a one in fifty a little part of the money fifty failure rate so as long as you're using expendable vehicles this sort of failure is bound to happen you know every fifty years to sixty eigh

russia's space program back in december when three grown a satellites the country's alternative to g.p.s. plummeted into the pacific ocean with this latest setback roscosmos has been forced to tighten quality control and hope there won't be a repeat of the problems that'll be good news for the six astronauts currently on board the international space station especially since after the scrapping of the u.s. shuttle program there's now global importance on the success of the soyuz j.q. greaves r.t. . north korea's leader has announced biondi is willing to return to international talks on his country's nuclear program at the summit of the way trinidad in young males spent more than three days on train before meeting the russian president in siberia where they also discussed a possible energy deal of his country report. a man of mystery north korea's kim jong il prefers to stay out of the media spotlight the great leader as he's officially known at home constantly fears for his life which is why he avoids planes has armored cars and eats with chopsticks designed to detect poisons but the fea

russia's space program back in december when three lowness satellites the country's alternative to g.p.s. plummeted into the pacific ocean with this latest setback was kosmos has been forced to tighten called the controls in hope there won't be a repeat of the problems that'll be good news for the six nationals currently on board the international space station especially since after the scrapping of the u.s. shuttle program is now global importance on the success of the soyuz. greaves r.t. . if failure of the song is rocket propelled the progress into orbit with the entire mount space program in question nasa is now saying the international space station would have to be abandoned it so use long please don't presume soon that's not henschel there's no viable alternative to the long thread of russian long serving russian rocket the soyuz is a very reliable vehicle but it's still got a something like a one in fifty a little bit of money in fifty failure rate so as long as you're using expendable vehicles this sort of failure is bound to happen you know every fifty to sixty it's flight the

russia's space program back in december when three globalist satellites the country's alternative to g.p.s. plummeted into the pacific ocean with this latest setback roscosmos has been forced to tighten called the controls in hope there won't be a repeat of the problems possibly good news for the six nationals currently on board the international space station especially since after the scrappy u.s. shuttle program is now global importance on the success of the soyuz. greaves party. well following that latest rocket malfunction the return of three crew members from the international space station is scheduled for early next month has been delayed despite the setback for the site many experts believe it's still the most reliable way to transport people and cargo into all. the soyuz is a very reliable vehicle but it's still got something like a one in fifty a little better than one in fifty failure rate so as long as you're using expendable be cause this sort of failure is bound to happen you know fiftieth to sixty in flight the soyuz is a more reliable system of the shuttle remember the shu

to be honest the whole prospect of the nextgen, that is the ground based g.p.s. system of tracking planes and how far they are from each other, once we have that like every other industrialized country they'll be able to land so quickly and efficiently and much less delays. they've suspended payments to hundreds of small businesses dependent upon reimbursement from contracts that they have made with the f.a.a. for their work. so that just stops. things just come to a dead halt. runways, you know, control towers, whatever, they just stop. and they will say stopped, they'll just remain stopped. and as things are going now throughout the months of august and early part of september. they have forgone more than $250 million in aviation tax revenue that is critical into to supporting our aviation system. that's about $25 million a day, mr. president, that's meant to go into the airport trust fund that does not. and by the end -- by the time we return, that will be about a a -- $1.2 billion. mr. president, could i have order. the presiding officer: order in the senate,

difficult powerful computers g.p.s. and all that was the problem let me explain radio waves can propagate underwater only have a sound waves hydro caustics and those have the reach of one point five kilometers at the most. of course we had a team that traveled by helicopter drilled the ice and installed transponders to help the guys down there find the ice hole but still those three kilometers at the bottom when they were diving they were without a radio link. you mean they could be carried away. that's right they could have been carried away by the current and would have been very difficult to find them and so he said to leave each of the men who had designed near said it is unlikely that somebody will be able to repeat that before the arctic ice melts away did you find any artifacts at the bottom. made by color of the north pole and unfortunately i didn't get to dive at the north pole even though i took part in the expedition but in lake baikal we devoted two dives to looking for artifacts and we did see some things w

when we get in a car cars will drive themselves google is investing millions of dollars to create a g.p.s. guided car a robotic car that drives itself without you ever touching the steering wheel and later perhaps by mid century when you interact with computers you'll do it mentally through the mind the mind is a know what radio transmitter computers can out this site for the outlines of our thoughts and so by putting on a little helmet or an earpiece we'll be able to mentally control computers in our environment and move things around just like in the science fiction novels in other words we will have the power of a greek god the ability to think and have our wishes come true extraordinary professor michaud kaku thank you so much for being with us tonight. thank you. drives the world the fear mongering used by politicians who needs decisions to break through it through me who can you trust.

crisscrossed the eye of the storm five times as scientists took wind speed measurements all by dropping g.p.s. tracking systems into the clouds. >> we're really able to get a nice picture as to what the structure of the storm looks like and that's really important for knowing what's going to happen in the future in terms of the intensity of the storm. >> reporter: waves crested as high as 30 feet below. >> flying into the eye is very humbling. it really... you see the power of nature. we can get wind speeds of 120, 130 knots and even higher at times. >> reporter: we spent six hours inside hurricane irene as she drove north. >> what we collect today makes a decision for the forecasters which then affects emergency management and they would say evacuate or don't evacuate. because no matter what we do, the storm is still going to do what it's going to do. >> reporter: and by the end of the flight, scientists were surprised at just how well defined the eye of the storm became just in the amount of time we were there and, scott, they say that's the sign of a strong hurricane. >> pelley: thanks, bi

turbulence of russia's space program back in december when three satellites the country's alternative to g.p.s. plummeted into the pacific ocean with this latest setback was kosmos has been forced to tighten quality control and hope there won't be a repeat of the problems that'll be good news for the six nationals currently on board the international space station especially to sell for the scrapping of the u.s. shuttle program there's now global importance on the success of the soyuz. greaves r.t. . millions of new yorkers who have chosen to say in their homes white men story of backing away shirts are bracing themselves for the worst of hurricane irene heavy rain and strong winds have already started plumbing plumbing the city parts of the east coast of the u.s. devastated leaving millions without electricity. as among those preparing to weather the storm. businesses are either or either have boarded up their windows or put cheap along their windows and you can feel the wind increasing you feel the rain increasing rain is coming down like sheets the boiler shop in new york city michael bloom