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    The long-lost satellite was built in MIT's Lincoln Laboratory.
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    Long-Lost U.S. Military Satellite Found By Amateur Radio Operator

    Apr 24, 2020
    Scott Tilley, a Canadian ham radio enthusiast, used his spare time during COVID-19 lockdown to track down a signal from LES-5, an experimental communications satellite launched in 1967.
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    National Security
    View Of Satellite In Space.
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    A Spy Agency's Challenge: How To Sort A Million Photos A Day

    Mar 12, 2020
    The Earth's entire land mass is being photographed by satellites every single day. Trying to make sense of all these images falls to a U.S. spy agency many have never heard of.315
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    Space
    SpaceX has launched dozens of satellites as part of its Starlink project to bring high-speed Internet to every point on the planet.
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    Space Traffic Is Surging, And Critics Worry There Could Be A Crash

    Jan 29, 2020
    As private companies race into orbit, some experts in satellite operations say there isn't enough public infrastructure to keep all the satellites safe.
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    Joe's Big Idea
    Engineer Joel Steinkraus tests solar panels on one of two CubeSats that made up NASA's Mars Cube One mission. The MarCO CubeSats — the first to be sent into deep space — flew to Mars and relayed telemetry from NASA's InSight lander.
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    Itty-Bitty Satellites Take On Big-Time Science Missions

    Oct 23, 2019
    CubeSats are only about twice the size of a Rubik's Cube. Once dismissed as tools for students learning the principles of aerospace engineering, they're now being used for more sophisticated missions.
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    World
    Iran's Simorgh rocket pictured before an attempted satellite launch in 2017. Experts say the rocket's second stage is too small to be used as a missile.
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    Iran Is Preparing A Launch. But Is It For A Space Rocket Or A Missile?

    Jan 14, 2019
    Iran says its intentions are peaceful, but the U.S. worries the planned launches are really about developing weapons — specifically, intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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    The Two-Way
    A SpaceX rocket carrying a Spanish satellite lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on Thursday.
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    SpaceX Completes Successful Launch, Narrowly Misses Catching $6 Million Nose Cone

    Feb 22, 2018
    As part of his "rocket reusability" ethos, Elon Musk had hoped to use a giant net on a boat to catch the rocket's protective covering. It turns out it's hard to catch stuff falling from space.
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    The Sierra Nevada is Getting Taller

    May 08, 2012
    Believe it or not, the Sierra Nevada is actually getting taller. In a decade, it's grown an inch.
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