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Wed. 1/6 - The 60s Spy Satellite Helping Today's Environmental Scientists


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Space missions to keep your eye on in 2021. How satellites built to spy on the Soviets have helped unravel environmental mysteries. Why the dark ages aren’t considered so dark anymore. And a completely perplexing auction from David Hasselhoff and his 14 foot replica doll.

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Links:

Six space missions to look forward to in 2021 (The Next Web)
  • It Spied on Soviet Atomic Bombs. Now It’s Solving Ecological Mysteries. (NY Times)
  • Inside the C.I.A., She Became a Spy for Planet Earth (NY Times)
  • A Point in Time: The Corona Story (Public.Resource.Org, YouTube)
  • Go read these stories about the use of spy satellite images in environmental studies (The Verge) 
  • Just How Dark Were the Dark Ages? (Discover)
  • David Hasselhoff auctions off a terrifying 14-ft. replica of himself (A/V Club)
  • For Auction: SPONGEBOB THE MOVIE "BIG DAVE" (#0112) (Live Auctioneers)
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