DURANGO, Colo.—Colleges in Chile and Colorado are part of a network that is helping to track space junk that could slam into the International Space Station or satellites.
The Falcon Telescope Network will identify, track and study natural and manmade objects that revolve around the Earth.
The project will be led by the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Center for Space Situational Awareness Research, which will provide telescopes and detection technology. The other institutions in the network will provide land, electricity and an Internet connection.
In Colorado, the network includes Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Otero Junior College in La Junta and Northeast Junior College in Sterling. The University of La Serena and the Mamalluca Observatory in Chile also are participating.
