Misty, Not the one in Pokemon

Wow, shit like this makes me wonder why I changed majors. Just way too interesting. Once again, why'd I switch out of Aerospace?



Taken straight from bisbos

"'Misty' is the code-name widely attributed to a stealthy imaging satellite launched by the space shuttle Atlantis in 1990. A US patent from Teledyne Industries details a method of suppressing the visibility of satellites by means of an inflatable, reflective ballon, which would be inflated in orbit, and pointed towards the earth to deflect radar, lasers and also to defeat optical searches.

Due to the covert and highly secret nature of this programme, it's not known what technology is used to hide the satellites, but this is a credible scheme."

thanks to Adrian Mann