space surveillance

Satellites may exist out in space, but they let us study Earth from the outside looking in. From climate change to natural disasters and more, find out how scientists are using satellites to tackle some of our world's most challenging problems.

"Takes a close look at what satellites are and how they get into orbit around Earth and other planets and moons, and the things they make possible on Earth, like GPS"--Provided by publisher.

"This title explores the military origins of the Space Race, including the geopolitics of the Cold War, the race to build intercontinental ballistic missiles, and sophisticated reconnaissance satellites. Will include information about Germany's development of the V-1 'buzz bomb' and V-2 missiles of World War II, and the United States enlistment of Wernher von Braun, the German scientist known as the father of rocketry"--From publisher.

Follows the history of spy satellites and military satellites and describes how they are used.

A collection of true stories about how satellites relay television, radio, and phone signals, forecast weather, monitor the oceans and the atmosphere, and provide intelligence information.

History of the development of spy satellites beginning with the Corona in the 1950s; includes information about space surveillance over the Soviet Union and secrecy of the program.

Tells the story of the development of the U-2 and supersonic SR-71 spy planes and the first reconnaissance satellites during the 1950s, and discusses their impact on how foreign relations and intelligence gathering have been conducted since World War II.

Examines the history, technology, and uses of spy satellites, looking especially at the various reconnaissance satellite programs of the United States, from the mid-twentieth century to the present.