Project Nyx Alpha: What Will UK Do With New Cyprus-based Space Surveillance Telescope?

A dark horse UK-based company has been awarded a contract to build and operate a new “space domain awareness” telescope at a British military base in Cyprus. Sputnik reached out to one of Russia’s leading space researchers for insights on the project’s possible goals, and its geopolitical implications for Britain, its allies and adversaries.

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