Organizational and Program Histories

Organizational Program Histories are written as research publications exploring the history of national reconnaissance. The goal is to document the NRO's legacy and to provide a historical framework for policy and programmatic decisions.

• Perry History
• Congress and the National Reconnaissance Office
• The National Reconnaissance Office at 50 Years: A Brief History
• GRAB and POPPY: America's Early ELINT Satellities
• A History of the Military Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellite Program
• SAMOS to the Moon: The Clandestine Transfer of Reconnaissance Technology Between Government Agencies

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