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A secret U.S. Air Force
program launched in 1964, called MOL for Manned Orbiting Laboratory, is one of
the great untold stories of the Cold War.
running time 9:47
While both the astronauts
and cosmonauts were training for reconnaissance, military planners saw orbiting
spy stations as just a first step in the militarization of space.
running time 8:27
Tragedy strikes the MOL
program, and even as the secret race between the U.S. and Russia continues,
advances in unmanned satellite reconnaissance threatens the program's
very existence.
running time 9:34
Although the U.S. abandons
its MOL program, the Russians succeed in flying secret manned spy missions over
U.S. territory and that of its allies from 1974 to 1977.
running time 11:10