USAF Takes Control Of Space Surveillance Telescope

Credit: SST: Darpa
The U.S. Air Force is taking control of a Darpa telescope—currently located atop a ridge in New Mexico—that can track thousands of tiny objects sailing through space about 36,000 km (22,370 mi.) above Earth. From there, the Air Force will use the Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) to continue...

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