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When the United States needs eyes and ears in critical places where no human can reach - be it over the most rugged terrain or through the most hostile territory - it turns to the National Reconnaissance Office. Director, Dr. Chris Scolese joins us to breakdown what they do.

Members of NRO’s workforce cadre give us a rare behind-the-scenes account of what it’s like to work at the secretive agency that acquires and operates U.S. imaging and signals intelligence satellites. Hear about their motivations, career paths and why they wouldn’t choose to work anywhere else. Featured in this Podcast: Aerospace America Editor-in-Chief Ben Iannotta, NRO Technical Career Field Program Manager Billy Caldwell, NRO Chief of Staff Communications Directorate Jessenia Merced-Gonzalez, NRO General Engineer and Program Manager for Research & Development Johnathon Martin, Acquisition Program Manager Matthew Plylypciw.

Spy satellites are fascinating! Man-made objects up there – sometimes way up there – looking down to see what other humans are up to. I believe it’s called a God’s eye view. You may not be as unfamiliar with satellites as you think: for starters, you’re on one! The earth is a satellite of the sun, the moon is a satellite of the earth, you are a satellite of…historian Dr. James Outzen sat down with Andrew to talk about artificial – i.e., man-made – satellites as part of a conversation marking the 60th anniversary of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

Featured in this Podcast: International Spy Museum Chief Curator Dr. Andrew Hammond, Director of the NRO’s Center for the Study of National Reconnaissance Dr. James Outzen.