Missile Warning Satellite Spots Ship Explosion

At least one U.S. Air Force Defense Support Program (DSP) missile-warning spacecraft detected the Feb. 28 explosion off the coast of Virginia of a tanker ship carrying 3.5 million gallons of ethanol. The large infrared telescope on the DSP positioned in geosynchronous orbit over the equator to watch...

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