Eye in the sky: the story of the Corona spy satellites 9781588345189, 1588345181

Presenting the full story of the CORONA spy satellites' origins, Eye in the Sky explores the Cold War technology an

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English Pages illustrations Year 2015

Eye in the sky: the story of the Corona spy satellites
9781588345189, 1588345181

Author / Uploaded
Day
Dwayne A.;Latell
Brian;Logsdon
John M

Table of contents :
Introduction / Dwayne A. Day, John M. Logsdon and Brian Latell --
pt. 1. The CORONA Story. 1. Strategic Intelligence and U.S. Security: The Contributions of CORONA / Ernest R. May. 2. CORONA: A Triumph of American Technology / Albert D. Wheelon. 3. The Development and Improvement of the CORONA Satellite / Dwayne A. Day. 4. Postwar Strategic Reconnaissance and the Genesis of CORONA / R. Cargill Hall. 5. A Strategy for Reconnaissance: Dwight D. Eisenhower and Freedom of Space / Dwayne A. Day. 6. The National Reconnaissance Office: Its Origins, Creation, and Early Years / Gerald Haines. 7. Zenit: The Soviet Response to CORONA / Peter A. Gorin --
pt. 2. Voices of the CORONA Pioneers. 8. CORONA and the U.S. Presidents. 9. The Origin and Evolution of the CORONA System. 10. CORONA and the Revolution in Mapmaking. 11. Exploiting CORONA Imagery: The Impact on Intelligence --
App. A. Program Overview and Camera Data --
App. B. Launch Listings / Jonathan McDowell.

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