The NRO's web page "How to Contact Us" information doesn't say "Put a big sign on your roof and we'll call you." but it does have pointers to CIA recruiting information. http://www.nro.gov/funstuff.html - kids! Build your own satellite! http://www.nro.gov/satpics.html - pics of a spy satellite NIMA has cut back on what pictures they'll distribute, according to John Young, but there's still some good stuff there. http://164.214.2.59/navsafety.html - lots of GPS-related material. http://164.214.2.59/gns/html/cntyfile/av.txt - anguilla ICBM addresses. Vince Cate: 1 -1393191 -2000673 18.2166667 -63.05 181300 -630300 20QMF9471314158 MF91 NE20-06 P PPLC AV 0 N THEVALLEY The Valley The Valley http://164.214.2.59/gns/html/cntyfile/af.zip - Afghanistan http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/gps/gps_f.html - GPS Technology. At 11:51 AM 10/06/2001 -0700, Optimizzin Al-gore-rhythm wrote:
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A secret satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office was launched into orbit Friday by a giant Titan 4B rocket. .... Outside experts have said the satellite was likely equipped with a digital camera able to show objects as small as 4 inches diameter on the ground.
Amazing - they used to talk about 1 meter resolution....
The NRO builds and operates the nation's spy satellites. Prior to 1996, it did not publicly disclose the launches of its atellites.
The launch was the 33rd of a Titan 4, the nation's largest unmanned launch vehicle. Four Titan 4 launches have failed, including three in 1998 and 1999.
More than 10% fail on launch - I'll be happy to let them stay unmanned... Reminds me of the scene in "The Right Stuff" where the astronaut is talking about how he's about to get thrown into space by a rocket built by the lowest bidder.