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A 1963 US memo proposed NASA help gather sensitive satellite parts abroad.
Space debris might look like trash, but in the wrong hands it could expose a secret.
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Some debris would be returned openly, while equipment that could reveal technology would be collected discreetly.
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Internal memo on the May 1963 meeting
NASA, a civilian space agency, was intended to help collect sensitive equipment outside the United States.
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The memo describes a proposal, not an operation. It is unclear whether any debris was collected.
The full memo details, and the gap left by Arnold Frutkin's unexplained opposition.
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