Former Spy Telescopes Turned To Space

American Voices • Opinion • ISSUE 48•23 • Jun 5, 2012

The National Reconnaissance Office has donated two former spy telescopes to NASA, which hopes to repurpose them to investigate dark energy. What do you think?

“They should give NASA some wiretaps to listen in on what those asteroids are saying about us.”
Kenny Grieve –
Disc-Pad-Plate Filler
“NASA always gets the best hand-me-downs. Remember a couple years ago when the USDA donated a corn picker? Up it went, right into space.”
Sheena Vincent –
Welt Cutter, Reflow Operator
“Oh, you believed that, did you? Excellent.”
Todd Lanier-Bramlett –
Display Maker

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