The U.S. government has been keeping watch from space for almost 50 years, starting with the Corona program overseen by the National Reconnaissance Office. In September 1967, a Corona camera in orbit took this picture of the Pentagon. (Credit: National Reconnaissance Office)
Unraveling Her Father's Cold War Secrets -- L.A. Times
Hugh Cart couldn't tell his family what he did. Then a phone call from the past opened the door to his work on a top-secret spy mission.
The stranger who called my parents' house in March posed a baffling question.
Do you know about the reunion? the man asked my mother.
What reunion? she replied.
A get-together of the guys who worked with your husband on the Corona program, the caller said.
The Corona program?
It's been highly classified — a secret — the man told her, but now we can talk about it. That's what the reunion is about, he said.
My mother, Jean Cart, listened for a little longer, thanked him and hung up.
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My Comment: A fascinating story, and the video is a must see.