Shhh, it’s a secret. Spying from Space: U.S. Launches World’s Largest Satellite The United States has just launched the largest satellite ever to orbit earth; while its exact purpose is secret, we know it’s not going to be monitoring the weather. Its mission will be to gather intelligence for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The [...]
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