Polaris + Transit: When the US Navy Invented Satellite Navigation as a Side Project

'Innovation' is one of the most overused words today. But the invention of the submarine launched ballistic missile is often credited as being the most innovative project of all time. Not only did it require the invention of several completely new key technologies but it also changed the way large-scale projects are managed in the West. It is also the reason many of the modern day 'tech-bros' who throw around the word 'innovation' also keep insisting on calling everything 'project North Star'. 3D animation by Artem Tatarchenko:   / artem.iskustvo      / @artem.kak.art.   Intro music by @Bulby    • Can-Can 8 Bit Remix   Sources: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1owufh... Video Sources:    • Polaris-sources   Intro created on Osci-render, a piece of software created by @JamesHBall Unfortunately I couldn't display it on my actual oscilliscope as I don't have a DC-coupled audio interface. So it didn't look great. It is shown on a simulated oscilloscope. 3D model sources: sub model: https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/mi... "Ticonderoga Missile Cruiser" (https://skfb.ly/oD8Cv) by waelXcm is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b.... "SSBN 598 George Washington" (https://skfb.ly/pnt7H) by Jeyhun1985 is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b.... "USS Virginia SSN-774" (https://skfb.ly/oCEtH) by Art Blender is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b.... 00:00 Intro 01:51 Context 06:48 Polaris Overview 16:57 Transit Overview 23:19 Transit Satellites 34:18 'Through the hatch' - the AN/UYK-1 44:00 Inertial Navigation 50:13 Everything Else 53:40 Melancholic Outro