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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