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On this day in space! Nov. 15, 1988: The 300-foot Green Bank Telescope collapses suddenly, leaving a huge pile of wreckage in West Virginia
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Space.com, in its "On this day in space" feature, recounts the sudden collapse of a 300-foot radio telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia, on Nov. 15, 1988, which left a large pile of wreckage. According to the outlet, the telescope collapsed under its own weight after a key structural element called a "gusset plate" failed.
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On this day in space! Nov. 15, 1988: The 300-foot Green Bank Telescope collapses suddenly, leaving a huge pile of wreckage in West Virginia
On Nov. 15, 1988, a 300-foot radio telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia suddenly collapsed. Here's why it mattered.
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