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Old November 22nd 05, 02:17 AM posted to sci.space.history
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Default NASA PDF - Project Able - Lunar Module deploys up to 3000-ft solar reflector in earth orbit

On 21 Nov 2005 08:54:34 -0800, wrote:


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Any indication what the ultimate purpose was?


To light up the ground at night. Numerous commercial and military
apps... light up a disaster area, light up a battlefield.


....From what I recall of this one, the disaster area use was felt to
be the best implementation, considering the total area of ilumination
that such an array theoretically could have provided.

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