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Eye in the Sky

The Story of the CORONA Spy Satellites

By: Dwayne Day

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Paperback | 17 August 1999

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Presenting the full story of the CORONA spy satellites' origins, Eye in the Sky explores 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.

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"This book chronicles in satisfying detail the origins of US satellite reconnaissance by focusing on the pioneering CORONA program, under which some 800,000 satellite images were made between 1960 and 1972."--Scientific American

"Day (a research associate at the Space Policy Institute at George Washington Univ.), Logsdon (director of the Space Policy Institute), and Latell (editor of the CIA's journal Studies in Intelligence) have gathered together essays by many figures active in the program, producing a fascinating record of the evolution and impact of this crucial and revolutionary program."--Kirkus Reviews

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Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction	p. 1
The CORONA Story
Strategic Intelligence and U.S. Security: The Contributions of CORONA	p. 21
CORONA: A Triumph of American Technology	p. 29
The Development and Improvement of the CORONA Satellite	p. 48
Postwar Strategic Reconnaissance and the Genesis of CORONA	p. 86
A Strategy for Reconnaissance: Dwight D. Eisenhower and Freedom of Space	p. 119
The National Reconnaissance Office: Its Origins, Creation, and Early Years	p. 143
Zenit: The Soviet Response to CORONA	p. 157
Voices of the CORONA Pioneers
CORONA and the U.S. Presidents	p. 173
The Origin and Evolution of the CORONA System	p. 181
CORONA and the Revolution in Mapmaking	p. 200
Exploiting CORONA Imagery: The Impact on Intelligence	p. 215
Program Overview and Camera Data	p. 231
Launch Listings	p. 235
Notes	p. 247
Contributors	p. 289
Index	p. 291
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

Eye in the Sky

The Story of the CORONA Spy Satellites

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