diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "groundStation/src/vrpn"]
+	path = groundStation/src/vrpn
+	url = https://github.com/vrpn/vrpn
diff --git a/groundStation/src/vrpn b/groundStation/src/vrpn
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+Subproject commit 99c54dbefe04897cc7c146101a126f62c0e65f97