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10/29/10

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Space Fence design moves into next phase

 

 

by Chuck Paone
66th Air Base Group Public Affairs

10/28/2010 - HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) -- Electronic Systems Center officials released a request for proposal announcement Oct. 20, 2010, for the next phase of a program that will revamp the way space objects and debris are identified and tracked.

The Space Fence program, with a total anticipated value of more than $3.5 billion, will deliver a system of geographically dispersed ground-based sensors to provide timely assessment of space events, said program manager Linda Haines.

"That will allow us to reduce susceptibility to collision or attack, improve the space catalog accuracy and provide safety of flight," she said.

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