College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2005. Near Fine EX-LIBRARY in a Near Fine dust jacket. The jacket is protected by a clear-plastic sleeve. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Bright and shiny. Square and tight. Sharp corners. Usual library indications. Pages are otherwise fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Number 12 in the Centennial of Flight Series. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the publisher: "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 secrecy from the communist bloc, revealing, among other things, that no 'Missile Gap' existed. This revolution in military intelligence could not have occurred without the development of the command and control systems that made the Space Race possible. In SPYING FROM SPACE, David Christopher Arnold tells the story of how military officers and civilian contractors built the Air Force Satellite Control Facility (AFSCF) to support the National Reconnaissance Program. The AFSCF also had a unique relationship with the National Reconnaissance Office, a secret organization that the U.S. government officially concealed as late as the 1990s. SPYING FROM SPACE fills a gap in space history by telling the story of the command and control systems that made rockets and satellites useful. Those interested in space flight or intelligence efforts will benefit from this revealing look into a little-known aspect of American achievement.". First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Near Fine EX-LIBRARY/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xix, 209pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Spying from Space, Constructing America's Satellite Command and Control Systems

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Texas A&M University Press, College Station

Fecha de publicaci�n

2005

Idioma

Ingl�s

ISBN 10

1585443859

ISBN 13

9781585443857

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Hardcover

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First Edition (so stated).

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Near Fine dust jacket

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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 secrecy from the communist bloc, revealing, among other things, that no "Missile Gap" existed. This revolution in military intelligence could not have occurred without the development of the command and control systems that made the Space Race possible. In Spying from Space, David Christopher Arnold tells the story of how military officers and civilian contractors built the Air Force Satellite Control Facility (AFSCF) to support the National Reconnaissance Program. The AFSCF also had a unique relationship with the National Reconnaissance Office, a secret organization that the U.S. government officially concealed as late as the 1990s. Spying from Space fills a gap in space history by telling the story of the command and control systems that made rockets and satellites useful. Those interested in space flight or intelligence efforts will benefit from this revealing look into a little-known aspect of American achievement.

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David Christopher Arnold, a graduate of Auburn University, received the Gill Robb Wilson Award from the National Reconnaissance Office for his writing on national defense. He now works at the Pentagon as a long-range strategic planner for the U.S. Air Force.

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