Air Force Closing Io**sphere Research Program, a Favorite of Conspiracy Theorists
 

Air Force Closing Io**sphere Research Program, a Favorite of Conspiracy Theorists
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The U.S. Air Force plans to shut down the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) in Gakona, Alaska, this summer, NBC News reports

The $300 million HAARP project has been the subject of controversy since it was launched in 1993

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Comprised of 180 antennae approximately 72 feet tall, which are linked together to function as one, HAARP can direct a powerful energy beam into the io**sphere, a region of the upper atmosphere.

Officially, the project was designed to help researchers better understand the io**sphere, which ranges between about 53 miles to 370 miles in altitude. Read more...

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