[FOTZeiss] DARPA Asks Amateur Astronomers to Track Space Junk

[Glenn A. Walsh]

The U.S. military is launching a far-out neighborhood watch. But instead of warding off burglars, these  amateur watchdogs are tracking orbital debris and possible satellite collisions in Earth orbit.

Home astronomers will be given access to "high-quality astronomical hardware," and in return would handle the operation and housing of the gear. When it's not being used for tracking bits of fast-moving space trash, the government gear could be used for whatever its caretaker wanted: photography, observation, or teaching, for example.

http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/2012/11/darpa-asks-amateur-astronomers-to-track.html

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Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director,
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