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Shiny New Space Fence To Monitor Orbiting Junk
coondoggie writes "Some work has begun on tracking and detecting the overabundance of space junk which has become a growing priority as all manner of satellites, rockets and possible commercial space shots are promised in the coming few years. Today Northrop Grumman said it grabbed $30 million from the US Air Force to start developing the first phase of a global space surveillance ground radar system. The new S-Band Space Fence is part of the Department of Defense's effort to detect and track what are known as resident space objects (RSO), consisting of thousands of pieces of space debris as well as commercial and military satellites. The new Space Fence will replace the current VHF Air Force Space Surveillance System built in 1961."
Hi Bruce, Just wanted to go off topic and say that I appreciated watching you in REVOLUTION OS. I knew that I knew the name as soon as I saw your post. I clicked on you sig, read what you are into and it clicked who you were. I am always reminded of how small of a world it is.
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.