Looking up: French sailors ditch GPS to rediscover celestial art of navigation
- Astronaut Sophie Adenot made history this month as the first French woman to perform a spacewalk.
- Back on Earth, space enthusiasts across France are finding their own ways to reach for the stars.
- In the fourth of a five-part series, RFI meets amateur sailors learning to navigate by the stars, using a technique that allows them to find their position without GPS or onboard electronics.
Unverified
- Astronaut Sophie Adenot made history this month as the first French woman to perform a spacewalk.
- Back on Earth, space enthusiasts across France are finding their own ways to reach for the stars.
- In the fourth of a five-part series, RFI meets amateur sailors learning to navigate by the stars, using a technique that allows them to find their position without GPS or onboard electronics.
Sources: RFI