Tom Drake

61. You're talking the Cuban, that period, it's like, oh my God, it became formalized, right?

61. You're talking the Cuban, that period, it's like, oh my God, it became formalized, right?

But it operated in secret under sort of the aegis of CIA. It was its own, it was, but it operated under CIA. It was like under the umbrella. It was still was even when I was there. It's like CIA of the sky.

But it operated in secret under sort of the aegis of CIA. It was its own, it was, but it operated under CIA. It was like under the umbrella. It was still was even when I was there. It's like CIA of the sky.

But it operated in secret under sort of the aegis of CIA. It was its own, it was, but it operated under CIA. It was like under the umbrella. It was still was even when I was there. It's like CIA of the sky.

You could you could say that and in essence, it was a subsidiary you want to use a corporate term as a subsidiary of CIA, high specializing in national technical means that's what was always the phrase that was used national technical means typically meant primarily space borne assets, like satellites, satellites, but there are other types of assets.

You could you could say that and in essence, it was a subsidiary you want to use a corporate term as a subsidiary of CIA, high specializing in national technical means that's what was always the phrase that was used national technical means typically meant primarily space borne assets, like satellites, satellites, but there are other types of assets.

You could you could say that and in essence, it was a subsidiary you want to use a corporate term as a subsidiary of CIA, high specializing in national technical means that's what was always the phrase that was used national technical means typically meant primarily space borne assets, like satellites, satellites, but there are other types of assets.

Yes. Remember, the original SR-71 was actually a CIA asset. Right, right, right, right. U-2 flights, right? Yes.

Yes. Remember, the original SR-71 was actually a CIA asset. Right, right, right, right. U-2 flights, right? Yes.

Yes. Remember, the original SR-71 was actually a CIA asset. Right, right, right, right. U-2 flights, right? Yes.

I mean, this is where it gets, I mean, you get into the weeds with all the different assets. But NRO primarily was focused on, that was national technology in terms of Spaceborne. Right, okay. And that's Spaceborne across the board.

I mean, this is where it gets, I mean, you get into the weeds with all the different assets. But NRO primarily was focused on, that was national technology in terms of Spaceborne. Right, okay. And that's Spaceborne across the board.

I mean, this is where it gets, I mean, you get into the weeds with all the different assets. But NRO primarily was focused on, that was national technology in terms of Spaceborne. Right, okay. And that's Spaceborne across the board.

Vandenberg's part of all that in terms of launches, both military and secret launches.

Vandenberg's part of all that in terms of launches, both military and secret launches.

Vandenberg's part of all that in terms of launches, both military and secret launches.

But people forget about Vandenberg.

But people forget about Vandenberg.

But people forget about Vandenberg.