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This Apollo-era radio telescope in the NC mountains once spied on Soviet satellites. Now it's for sale
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This Apollo-era radio telescope in the NC mountains once spied on Soviet satellites. Now it's for sale

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The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in North Carolina is home to a 26-meter NASA radio telescope that once spied on Soviet satellites. It's now for sale.

Deep in the Appalachian mountains lies a hidden piece of space history. On a nearly 200-acre property tucked into the Pisgah National Forest near Rosman, North Carolina, a 26-meter (85-foot) radio telescope antenna points skyward, listening to signal... [13553 chars]

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