by Dwayne Day
Albert “Bud” Wheelon was the CIA’s first deputy director for science and technology, a position he held from 1963 to 1966. He later joined Hughes Aircraft Company as vice-president for engineering and was named executive vice-president for operations in 1986. He became chief executive officer and chairman of the board in 1987. He served as visiting professor of science, technology, and policy at MIT in 1989.
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part One: The CORONA Story
1. Strategic Intelligence and U.S. Security: The Contributions of CORONA
2. CORONA: A Triumph of American Technology
3. The Development and Improvement of the CORONA Satellite
4. Postwar Strategic Reconnaissance and the Genesis of CORONA
5. A Strategy for Reconnaissance: Dwight D. Eisenhower and Freedom of Space
6. The National Reconnaissance Office: Its Origins, Creation, and Early Years
7. Zenit: The Soviet Response to CORONA
Part Two: Voices of the CORONA Pioneers
8. CORONA and the U.S. Presidents
9. The Origin and Evolution of the CORONA System
10. CORONA and the Revolution in Mapmaking
11. Exploiting CORONA Imagery: The Impact on Intelligence
Appendix A. Program Overview and Camera Data
Appendix B. Launch Listings
Notes
Contributors