Image: telescope TNA-400/Wikipedia
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Shifts at the new center ran around the clock and there were no days off. With building materials in short supply, there was a lot of creativity involved in the construction effort. Hulls from decommissioned submarines were repurposed and attached to old railway bridges to make new antennas. A mechanism for rotating the dish was fashioned from an unused cannon.Hulls from decommissioned submarines were repurposed and attached to old railway bridges to make new antennas.
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