Nope, The Stanford Dish Isn’t Listening For Aliens. It Was Built to Spy on Russia
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Show Notes
Former Menlo Park resident Jim Timmons remembers the park around the Stanford Dish fondly. It has tons of wildlife and great views. But he wants to know more about the massive satellite dish in the middle of it. The 1960s-era parabolic antenna radio telescope was built to keep tabs on the Russian space program at the height of the Cold War. It's still used for research.
Additional Reading
- No, the Stanford Dish Isn't Listening For Aliens, But It Was Designed to Spy on Russia
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