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STS-88 'Black Knight satellite' photos show a lost thermal blanket

When: Dec 1998
Sources: 2 public sources

The STS-88 photo of the object called the 'Black Knight', a lost thermal blanket NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Photos of a dark, oddly shaped object taken during shuttle mission STS-88 were later promoted online as an ancient alien 'Black Knight' satellite. Astronaut Jerry Ross and former NASA engineer James Oberg identified it as a thermal blanket that drifted away during a spacewalk.

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PressThe 'Black Knight' satellite: A 120-year-old conspiracy theory (opens in a new tab)Space.com
OtherIs There an Ancient Alien Satellite Known as the 'Black Knight'? (opens in a new tab)Snopes

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