A 1946 Army test bounced radar off the Moon to track future missiles. It failed at that job but ended up quietly kicking off the Space Race instead
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September 28, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The US bounced a radar signal off the Moon in 1946 and got an echo 2.5 seconds later, helping launch radar astronomy
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Excerpt from Hindustan Times Science.