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| U.S. tests ways to sweep space clean of radiation after nuclear attack |
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The U.S. military thought it had cleared the decks when, on 9 July 1962, it heaved a 1.4-megaton nuclear bomb some 400 kilometers into space: Orbiting satellites were safely out of range of the blast. But in the months that followed the test, called Starfish Prime, satellites began to wink out one by one, including the world's first communications satellite, Telstar. |
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Dec 28, 2019
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Science | AAAS
Science & Medicine News |
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| "The International Space Station is the perfect place to view a sunset. In fact, the station orbits the Earth every 90 minutes - meaning this sunset you see is actually one of 16 the station residents see in a day." |
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Take in the view and see where the station is flying: HERE |
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Jun 06, 2019
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NASA - via Linkedin
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