GPS rollover uneventful; officials optimistic on Y2K

The Global Positioning System (GPS) uneventfully reset its timing system to "Week 0" Saturday night at 23:59:47 Universal Time Coordinated, about 8 p.m. EDT. All 27 orbiting satellites of the GPS constellation accomplished the date change without incident and the rollover was successful, according...

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