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ID
Description
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Photo
1
The Rand Corporation
1400041662
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2
Fears of Growing Soviet Nuclear Capability
1400041713
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3
President Eisenhower
1400041712
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4
Eisenhower and Khrushchev
1400041696
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5
High Altitude Reconnaissance Balloon
1400041726
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6
Soviet Sputnik Launch Booster
1400041702
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7
U-2 High Altitude Aircraft
1400041789
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8
U-2 Imagery Disproves "Bomber Gap"
1400041706
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9
U-2 Pilot Gary Francis Powers
1400041701
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10
Flight Track of Powers' U-2 in 1960
1400041708
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11
Dr. James R. Killian and President Eisenhower
1400041703
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12
Dr. Edwin H. "Din" Land
1400041682
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13
Drs. Killian and Land
1400041714
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14
Richard Bissell and Gen Osmond Ritland
1400041661
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15
Colonel Frederick "Fritz" Oder
1400041698
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16
Headquarters Building, CIA
1400041727
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17
Corporate Headquarters, Fairchild Camera and Instrument Company
1400041663
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18
Corporate Headquarters, ITEK Corporation
1400041664
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19
HYAC 12 Inch Panoramic Camera
1400041665
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20
HYAC 1 Panoramic Camera
1400041788
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21
Artist Concept of SAMOS Photoreconnaissance Satellite
1400041680
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22
Unidentified SAMOS Launch
1400041700
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23
Unidentified SAMOS Launch
1400041688
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24
DISCOVERER-3 (CORONA) Launch, 3 June 1959
1400041722
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25
DISCOVERER-3 (CORONA) Launch Film Return Capsule
1400041699
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26
Col Matheson, Generals Shriever and White with DISCOVERER-13 (CORONA) Film Return Capsule, August 1960
1400041715
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27
Key Air Force Players and the DISCOVERER-13 (CORONA) Film Return Capsule, August 1960
1400041673
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28
President Eisenhower Inspecting DISCOVERER-13 (CORONA) Film Return Capsule
1400041671
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29
President Eisenhower Inspecting DISCOVERER-13 (CORONA) Film Return Capsule
1400041672
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30
First Image From a Photoreconnaissance Satellite
1400041677
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31
20 August 1960 Front Page of the New York Times
1400041676
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32
THORAD Booster and J-3 Payload System
1400041744
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33
CAL Boosters
1400041772
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34
AGENA Spacecraft Components
1400041745
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35
AGENA Spacecraft Components, Optional and Peculiar to CAL Missions
1400041849
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36
AGENA Production Line
1400041697
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37
AGENA Production Line
1400041684
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38
AGENA Spacecraft Checkout
1400041686
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39
AGENA Performance Through 1962
1400041749
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40
HYAC Balloon Camera
1400041665
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41
The First Satellite Camera
1400041784
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42
Petzval Lens
1400041666
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43
CORONA C Camera Prepared for Vacuum Testing
1400041852
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44
CORONA C Triple Prime (C''') Camera
1400041787
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45
ARGON Mapping Camera
1400041779
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46
LANYARD Camera
1400041751
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47
LANYARD Camera
1400041724
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48
LANYARD Camera
1400041752
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49
LANYARD Camera
1400041723
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50
LANYARD Camera
1400041850
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51
LANYARD Camera and Technician
1400041851
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52
MURAL Camera System
1400041843
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53
MURAL Camera
1400041845
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54
MURAL Camera
1400041853
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55
MURAL Optics Collimation Testing
1400041840
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56
MURAL Cameras in a Test Stand
1400041848
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57
MURAL Cameras in a Test Stand
1400041844
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58
J-1 Camera Being Tested
1400041854
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59
Back of a J-1 Camera
1400041800
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60
J-1 Camera Mounted in Instrument Barrel
1400041728
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61
A J-1 System Camera Instrument Barrel
1400041847
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62
Wooden Mockup of a J-3 Camera Module
1400041814
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63
Wooden Mockup of a J-3 Camera Module
1400041815
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64
Single J-3 Camera Brassboard
1400041816
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65
Single J-3 Camera Brassboard
1400041817
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66
J-3 Qualification Camera and Film Supply Drum
1400041818
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67
J-3 Qualification Camera System
1400041819
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68
J-3 Qualification Camera System
1400041820
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69
J-3 Camera Components
1400041821
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70
J-3 Film Guide Rails
1400041822
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71
J-3 Camera Film Transport Drum and Petzval Lens
1400041823
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72
J-3 Main Film Supply Support Structure
1400041824
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73
J-3 Main Film Supply Drum
1400041825
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74
J-3 Support Structure For a Single Camera
1400041826
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75
J-3 Main Film Supply Support Structure
1400041827
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76
Buckling Test Data for Camera Support Structure
1400041828
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77
Test Setup for J-3 High Efficiency Power Amplifier
1400041829
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78
Setup for Testing Data Recording on J-3 System Payload
1400041830
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79
Setup for Testing Film Change Detection on J-3 System Payload
1400041831
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80
Film Flatness Test Equipment for J-3 System Payload
1400041832
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81
Resolution Test Setup for Petzval Lens of J-3 System Payload
1400041833
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82
Control Console for Target Drive of J-3 System Payload
1400041834
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83
Target Film Drive Assembly for the J-3 System Payload
1400041835
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84
J-3 System Film Take-up Simulator
1400041837
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85
Two Bay System Test and Checkout Console Used with the J-3 System Payload
1400041836
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86
J-3 System Camera Acceptance Test Fixtures
1400041838
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87
Constant Rotating J-3 Camera
1400041801
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88
Constant Rotating J-3 Camera
1400041805
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89
Constant Rotating J-3 Camera
1400041780
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90
CORONA J-3 Camera
1400041690
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91
Constant Rotating J-3 Camera
1400041757
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92
Improved Stellar Index Camera
1400041735
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93
Dual-Integrated Stellar Index Camera (DISIC)
1400041781
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94
Dual-Integrated Stellar Index Camera (DISIC)
1400041783
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95
Dual-Integrated Stellar Index Camera (DISIC)
1400041782
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96
Dual-Integrated Stellar Index Camera (DISIC)
1400041736
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97
"B" Satellite Recovery Vehicle Conic of J-3 System Payload
1400041799
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98
Stellar Index Camera Film Path for JANUS-series System Payloads
1400041785
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99
Film Path for JANUS-series Systems Payloads
1400041798
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100
Film Threading Scheme for JANUS-Series System Payloads
1400041797
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101
Schematic Drawing of Film Cut-and-Splice Mechanism for JANUS-Series System Payloads
1400041778
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102
"Tuna" Film Cut-and-Splice Mechanism for JANUS-Series System Payloads
1400041733
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103
Functional Diagram of the Film Cut-and-Splice Mechanism for JANUS-Series System Payloads
1400041731
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104
The Housing and Feed Tray For the Film Cut-and-Splice Mechanism
1400041740
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105
The Film Cut-and-Splice Mechanism for JANUS-Series System Payloads
1400041732
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106
Preparations for a Film Cut-and-Splice Vacuum Test
1400041734
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107
Film Damage from Flight Simulation Testing
1400041786
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108
Technicians Working on a Film Return Capsule
1400041737
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109
Handling Dolly for One of Two JANUS-Series Payload Film Return Capsules
1400041794
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110
Internal View of a J-1 Satellite Recovery Vehicle
1400041796
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111
Internal View of a J-1 Satellite Recovery Vehicle
1400041774
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112
J-3 Satellite Recovery Vehicle Expanded View
1400041793
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113
Disassembled J-3 Film Return Capsule
1400041792
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114
Film Return Capsule for a J-3 Payload System
1400041791
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115
Inside of a J-3 Film Return Capsule
1400041795
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116
A J-3 Film Return Capsule and Packed Parachute
1400041790
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117
A Sealed J-3 Film Return Capsule
1400041771
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118
A Satellite Recovery Vehicle in a Roll Dolly
1400041839
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119
Fully Assembled Satellite Recovery Vehicle Ready for Mating to The Rest of The System Payload
1400041685
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120
MURAL System Payload Components
1400041806
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121
The Two MURAL System Payload Instrument Barrels About to be Mated Together
1400041846
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122
Fully Assembled MURAL System Payload
1400041841
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123
An Inboard Diagram of the CORONA J-1 System Payload
1400041756
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124
Inboard Profile For a CORONA J-1 System Payload
1400041770
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125
Technicians Manipulating the "A" Satellite Recovery Vehicle of a J-1 System Payload
1400041738
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126
Annotated J-1 System Payload Fully Assembled
1400041802
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127
J-1 System Payload Fully Assembled
1400041803
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128
Fully Assembled J-1 System Payload Standing Vertical
1400041730
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129
Fully Assembled J-3 System Payload Standing Vertical
1400041753
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130
Map Showing Location of Vandenberg AFB, California - Launch Site for CAL Missions
1400041709
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131
Flow Chart For Sequencing Assembly of J-1 System Payload Prior to Shipment to Vandenberg AFB
1400041775
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132
Flow Chart For Sequencing of Payload Assembly and Test from Factory to Launch
1400041773
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133
J-1 System Payload Undergoing a Fit Check for Its Launch Fairing
1400041755
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134
J-1 System Payload Undergoing a Fit Check for Its Launch Fairing
1400041754
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135
THOR Booster Being Readied for Launch
1400041667
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136
THOR Booster Erect on the Pad During Prelaunch Preparations
1400041691
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137
CORONA Payload and AGENA Atop the THOR Booster Prior to Launch
1400041668
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138
An Unidentified CORONA Launch
1400041720
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139
Launch of CORONA Mission 9035, 30 May 1962
1400041721
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140
Artist Concept Depicting Launch Trajectory and Sequence of Events for Orbit Insertion
1400041746
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141
Artist Concept Depicting AGENA Engine Burn to Achieve Orbit
1400041742
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142
CORONA Mission Controllers
1400041669
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143
Artist Concept of the AGENA and its CORONA Payload in Orbit
1400041741
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144
Artist Concept of the AGENA and its CORONA Payload in Orbit
1400041743
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145
Artist Concept of the MURAL System Payload in Orbit
1400041707
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146
Example of Corona Electrostatic Discharge on Camera Film
1400041679
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147
Orbit Plot for an Unidentified CORONA Mission over the USSR
1400041681
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148
Comparative System Documentation Showing Growth in Complexity of CORONA Program
1400041739
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149
Artist Concept Depicting Spacecraft Maneuver Sequence for Reentry
1400041747
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150
Artist Concept Depicting Sequence of Events for Recovery of the Film Return Capsule
1400041769
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151
Artist Concept Depicting Sequence of Events for Recovery of the Film Return Capsule
1400041748
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152
A CORONA Film Return Capsule Descending by Parachute into the Recovery Zone
1400041670
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153
A Film Return Capsule Descending by Parachute after Reentry Has Burned Away Its Ablative Shielded Forebody
1400041710
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154
Close-up View of the Film Return Capsule Suspended From Its Parachute
1400041711
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155
Artist Concept Depicting Sequence of Events for the Actual Air Snatch of the Film Return Capsule
1400041804
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156
A Sequence of Photographs Recording the Actual Air Recovery of the Film Return Capsule as Seen from the C-130 Recovery Aircraft
1400041777
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157
Continuation of Photographic Sequences of Actual Air Recovery of a Film Return Capsule
1400041776
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158
Artist Concept of a C-130 Aircraft Approaching a Descending CORONA Film Return Capsule
1400041750
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159
An Air Force C-119 Aircraft Making an Air Catch of a CORONA Film Return Capsule
1400041674
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160
Painting from the air Force Art Collection Depicting the Aerial Recovery of a CORONA Film Return Capsule by a C-119 Aircraft
1400041675
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161
An Air Force C-119 Reeling in a Parachute with a Test Recovery Payload
1400041683
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162
Artist Concept Depicting Sequence of Events for the Seaborne Recovery of the CORONA Film Return Capsule
1400041725
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163
A Waterborne Recovery
1400041718
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164
A Waterborne Recovery
1400041717
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165
A Waterborne Recovery
1400041719
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166
The Film Return Capsule from CORONA Mission 1005 That Errantly Impacted in Venezuela in April 1964
1400041809
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167
The Film Return Capsule from CORONA Mission 1005 That Errantly Impacted in Venezuela in April 1964
1400041813
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168
The Film Return Capsule from CORONA Mission 1005 That Errantly Impacted in Venezuela in April 1964
1400041810
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169
The Film Return Capsule from CORONA Mission 1005 That Errantly Impacted in Venezuela in April 1964
1400041811
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170
The Film Return Capsule from CORONA Mission 1005 That Errantly Impacted in Venezuela in April 1964
1400041812
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171
Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005
1400041762
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172
Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005
1400041768
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173
Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005
1400041766
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174
Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005
1400041767
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175
Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005
1400041758
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176
Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005
1400041760
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177
Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005
1400041763
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178
Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005
1400041764
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179
Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005
1400041761
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180
Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005
1400041765
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181
Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005
1400041759
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182
The Chemical Mix Room in the Photo Processing Facility
1400041807
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183
A Duplicating Film Processor in the Photo Processing Facility
1400041808
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184
President Kennedy Inspecting the Film Return Capsule from DISCOVERER-13 (CORONA)
1400041678
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185
President Johnson Being Briefed on a Model Developed From Satellite Imagery
1400041704
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186
President Johnson on the Value of Photoreconnaissance Satellites to the National Security
1400041693
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187
President Nixon and General Secretary Brezhnev Sign the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
1400041705
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188
President Carter on the Stabilizing Influence of Photoreconnaissance Satellites for World Affairs
1400041694
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