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66: The Black Knight Satellite - Watching us from orbit for 13,000 years

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

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The History of the Black Knight Satellite

The Black Knight Satellite is a fascinating story. The modern version of the legend is a combination of a few stories rolled into one. We could send a craft into its orbit right now and try to discover its secrets. Or we could bring it back to Earth and share its secrets with the rest of the world. Why haven't we done this? Who knows? Maybe the reason the Black Knight satellite is kept secret from the world is because someone has already visited and maybe even opened it. And maybe they didn't like what they found.

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