A History Of The Hexagon Program
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A History Of The Hexagon Program
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Author : Richard J. Chester
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
A History Of The Hexagon Program written by Richard J. Chester and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Artificial satellites, American categories.
"In late 1965, the stage was being set for the final study of a new generation photographic satellite. It would be required to provide the resolution of earlier close-look satellites while simultaneously providing the broad area coverage capability of previous search/surveillance systems. On July 21, 1966 proposals for the Hexagon sensor were submitted to the government by both Itek and the Perkin-Elmer Corporation. At 1700 on October 10, Mr. Robert Sorensen, then Senior Vice President, Optical Group, received an important phone call from Mr. John J. Crowley, Director of Special Projects, CIA, -- Perkin-Elmer's proposal was accepted by the government. This is a story of the events that followed."-- from Introduction.
A History Of The Hexagon Program
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Author : Ctr Study of National Reconnaissance
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-10
A History Of The Hexagon Program written by Ctr Study of National Reconnaissance and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10 with History categories.
A History Of Satellite Reconnaissance
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Author : James D. Outzen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
A History Of Satellite Reconnaissance written by James D. Outzen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Artificial satellites, American categories.
A History Of The Hexagon Program
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Author : Center for the Study of National Reconnaissance Classics
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-02-12
A History Of The Hexagon Program written by Center for the Study of National Reconnaissance Classics and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-12 with categories.
This volume contains introductory information and explains the corporate perspective and technical aspects of the Hexagon program. Reading the technical aspects of the program can help bring and understanding of how valuable the Hexagon Program was to U.S. national security. The history cites examples such as SALT verification, coverage of crisis areas like the Middle East, and terrain mapping for the Cruise Missile.
The Gambit Story
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Author : Frederic C. E. Oder
language : en
Publisher: Study of National Reconnaissance
Release Date : 2012
The Gambit Story written by Frederic C. E. Oder and has been published by Study of National Reconnaissance this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Artificial satellites, American categories.
This volume is the story of a photographic satellite called GAMBIT, which was developed to perform at even better resolutions than CORONA and work against specified targets -- an operation usually referred to as "surveillance mode." GAMBIT fulfilled this surveillance function from July 1963 to April 1984.
A History Of The Hexagon Program
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Author : Richard J. Chester
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
A History Of The Hexagon Program written by Richard J. Chester and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Artificial satellites, American categories.
The United States developed the Gambit and Hexagon programs to improve the nation's means for peering over the iron curtain that separated western democracies from east European and Asian communist countries. The inability to gain insight into vast "denied areas" required exceptional systems to understand threats posed by US adversaries. Corona was the first imagery satellite system to help see into those areas. Hexagon began as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program with the first concepts proposed in 1964. The CIA's primary goal was to develop an imagery system with Corona-like ability to image wide swaths of the earth, but with resolution equivalent to Gambit. Such a system would afford the United States even greater advantages monitoring the arms race that had developed with the nation's adversaries. The system that became Hexagon faced three major challenges. The first was development of the technology, which was eventually overcome by the Itek and Perkin-Elmer Corporations. Perkin-Elmer took over development of the original camera system that would evolve into the primary camera for the Hexagon program. The panoramic camera system, designated KH-9, would image vast areas of the earth and prove an essential collection asset for verifying the Soviet Union's compliance with arms control treaties as well as address other intelligence questions.
Spies And Shuttles
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Author : James E. David
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2015-01-27
Spies And Shuttles written by James E. David and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-27 with Science categories.
Revealing the connections between NASA and the United States defense community In this real life spy saga, James E. David reveals the extensive and largely hidden interactions between NASA and U.S. defense and intelligence departments. The story begins with the establishment of NASA in 1958 and follows the agency through its growth, not only in scope but also in complexity. In Spies and Shuttles, David digs through newly declassified documents to ultimately reveal how NASA became a strange bedfellow to the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He tracks NASA’s early cooperation—supplying cover stories for covert missions, analyzing the Soviet space program, providing weather and other scientific data from its satellites, and monitoring missile tests—that eventually devolved into NASA’s reliance on DoD for political and financial support for the Shuttle. David also examines the restrictions imposed on such activities as photographing the Earth from space and the intrusive review mechanisms to ensure compliance. The ties between NASA and the intelligence community have historically remained unexplored, and David’s riveting book is the first to investigate the twists and turns of this labyrinthine relationship.
With Stars In Their Eyes
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Author : James B. Breckinridge
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022-04-29
With Stars In Their Eyes written by James B. Breckinridge and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-29 with History categories.
This book details the lives of two married geniuses, Aden and Marjorie Meinel, who helped to pioneer modern optics and solar energy in the U.S. Aden B. Meinel and Marjorie P. Meinel stood at the confluence of several overarching technological developments during their lifetimes, including postwar aerial surveillance by spy planes and satellites, solar energy, the evolution of telescope design, interdisciplinary optics, and photonics. Yet, their incredible stories and their long list of scientific contributions have never been adequately recognized in one place. In this book, James Breckinridge and Alec M. Pridgeon correct this oversight by sharing the story of this powerful duo. The book follows their lives and covers large scientific developments between World War II to the Cold War. James B. Breckinridge, a previous advisee and later colleague to the Meinels, and historian and scientist Alec M. Pridgeon collected more than 200 hours of oral interviews with those who worked closely with the Meinels and some who built their careers around the findings made possible by their work. The book shares and analyzes the work done by the Meinels, and it also includes incredible insights from an unpublished Meinel autobiography.
The Untold Stories Of The Space Shuttle Program
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Author : Davide Sivolella
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-11-26
The Untold Stories Of The Space Shuttle Program written by Davide Sivolella and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-26 with Science categories.
In September 1969, several months after the Apollo 11 lunar landing, President Richard M. Nixon established the Space Task Force to chart NASA’s path for the decades to come. This imaginative vision was shattered less than six months later when, on January 13, 1970, NASA Administrator Dr. Thomas Paine announced that, owing to funding cuts, only the reusable Space Shuttle could be afforded -- there would be no space station, no return to the Moon, and no missions to Mars. This is a story never before told about the missions and technologies that NASA had begun to plan but never fully realized. The book is a companion to the author’s previous two works on the Space Shuttle. Whereas the first two books showed how the Space Shuttle flew in space and what the program accomplished, this book explains what more the Space Shuttle could have achieved and how the space transportation system could have further matured if circumstances had been otherwise. A final chapter also discusses how some of these plans might be resurrected in future programs.
A History Of The Hexagon Program April 2012
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012*
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