Intelligence

The NRO – Its Mission, History, and People

To download the .zip file, click on the image of the CD-ROM, or CLICK HERE.   As a result of a…

March 3, 2015

History of Satellite Reconnaissance

In the 1970s, Robert Perry of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) wrote five volumes on the history of satellite reconnaissance.…

March 3, 2015

Recovering a Secret Spy Satellite Capsule from Underwater Ice Station Zebra – 16,400 Feet below

Introduction The Trieste II (DSV-1), the Navy’s most advanced deep sea submersible at the time, surfaced about 350 miles north…

March 3, 2015

Miscellaneous Records on Spy Satellites

The following documents are not categorized in their proper sub-category. Until then, they will remain indexed here. The Central Intelligence…

March 3, 2015

The Defense Support Program (DSP)

The Defense Support Program (DSP) is a program of the U.S. Air Force that operates the reconnaissance satellites which form…

March 2, 2015

SAMOS – Satellite and Missile Observation System

The Samos E or SAMOS (Satellite and Missile Observation System) program was a relatively short-lived series of reconnaissance satellites for…

March 2, 2015

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Directives

The NRO designs, builds and operates the nation's reconnaissance satellites. NRO products, provided to an expanding list of customers like…

March 2, 2015

Air Force Special Projects Production Facility

According to Wikipedia, "The Air Force Special Projects Production Facility was a top-secret facility operational at Westover Air Force Base…

March 2, 2015

Corona Satellite / Discoverer Program

Background Corona was the name of a series of the U.S. military reconnaissance satellites operated under a CIA program run…

March 2, 2015

Symposiums on Ballistic Missile and Space Technology, 1962-1963

The Seventh Symposium on Ballistic Missile and Space Technology, 1962 The Seventh Symposium on Ballistic Missile and Space Technology was held…

March 1, 2015