Eye in the Sky The Story of the CORONA Spy Satellites

by DAY, DWAYNE

• ISBN13: 9781560987734
• ISBN10: 1560987731
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781588345189
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-17
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books
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Summary

Presenting the full story of the CORONA spy satellites' origins,Eye in the Skyexplores the Cold War technology and far-reaching effects of the satellites on foreign policy and national security. Arguing that satellite reconnaissance was key to shaping the course of the Cold War, the book documents breakthroughs in intelligence gathering and achievements in space technology that rival the landing on the moon.

Author Biography

DWAYNE DAY is senior program officer for the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences. He is also a prolific and acclaimed space historian who served on a board investigating the space shuttle Columbia tragedy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Abbreviations	xiii
Introduction	1	(20)
Dwayne A. Day
John M. Logsdon
Brian Latell
PART ONE. THE CORONA STORY
Strategic Intelligence and U.S. Security: The Contributions of CORONA	21	(8)
Ernest R. May
Corona: A Triumph of American Technology	29	(19)
Albert D. Wheelon
The Development and Improvement of the CORONA Satellite	48	(38)
Dwayne A. Day
Postwar Strategic Reconnaissance and the Genesis of CORONA	86	(33)
R. Cargill Hall
A Strategy for Reconnaissance: Dwight D. Eisenhower and Freedom of Space	119	(24)
Dwayne A. Day
The National Reconnaissance Office: Its Origins, Creation, and Early Years	143	(14)
Gerald Haines
Zenit: The Soviet Response to CORONA	157	(16)
Peter A. Gorin
PART TWO. VOICES OF THE CORONA PIONEERS
CORONA and the U.S. Presidents	173	(8)
The Origin and Evolution of the CORONA System	181	(19)
CORONA and the Revolution in Mapmaking	200	(15)
Exploiting CORONA Imagery: The Impact on Intelligence	215	(16)
Appendix A. Program Overview and Camera Data	231	(4)
Appendix B. Launch Listings	235	(12)
Jonathan McDowell
Notes	247	(42)
Contributors	289	(2)
Index	291