Spying from Space: Constructing America's Satellite Command and Control Systems - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:David Christopher Arnold, D. C. Arnold, Forrest S. McCartney (Foreword by)Series:Centennial of Flight #12Publish date:2008-04-30Pages:232
Language:EnglishPublisher:Texas A&M University PressISBN-13:9781603440431ISBN-10:1603440437UPC:9781603440431Book Category:Technology & Engineering, HistoryBook Subcategory:Aeronautics & Astronautics, Military, Military ScienceBook Topic:Aviation & SpaceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.7606Product ID:SCK67F13PQ
Spying from Space: Constructing America's Satellite Command and Control Systems
On August 14, 1960, a revolution quietly occurred in the reconnaissance capabilities of America. When the Air Force C-119 Flying Boxcar Pelican 9 caught a bucket returning from space with film from a satellite, the American intelligence community gained access to previously denied information about the Soviet Union. The Corona reconnaissance satellite missions that followed lifted the veil of...
Series: Centennial of Flight #12
Language:EnglishPublisher:Texas A&M University PressISBN-13:9781603440431ISBN-10:1603440437UPC:9781603440431Book Category:Technology & Engineering, HistoryBook Subcategory:Aeronautics & Astronautics, Military, Military ScienceBook Topic:Aviation & SpaceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.7606Product ID:SCK67F13PQ
David Christopher Arnold, a graduate of Auburn University, received a Gill Robb Wilson Award for his writing on national defense. He taught for a number of years at the U.S. Air Force Academy and now works at the Pentagon as a long-range strategic planner for the U.S. Air Force.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
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