OT - Keyhole Satellites donated to NASA

Message posted by Matthew Ruch on June 05, 2012 at 4:06:12 PST:

Slightly but not entirely off-topic, but interesting.

The NRO has handed over two spare Keyhole satellites in storage in a cleanroom in Rochester, NY, to NASA, for use as a space telescope.

USA 224 was thought to be one of two spare KH's built after the 2005 FIA optical component was axed, but apparently there was yet another one.

Attached link: http://www.space.com/16000-spy-satellites-space-telescopes-nasa.html

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