Why Earth Once Had An Artificial Ring Made From 500 Million Needles: Project West Ford

Project West Ford was a crazy experiment performed by the U.S Military and NASA during the height of the Cold War. During this experiment, the U.S. launched nearly 500 Million Needles into Space in hopes of making a giant antenna reflector for long range communications. Check out this video to learn the history of this crazy Cold War project.

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