Satellite Spy Office Turns 50, Keeps Up Brisk Pace

Satellite Spy Office Turns 50, Keeps Up Brisk Pace | Fox News: "As it turns 50, the ultra-secretive National Reconnaissance Office is putting a multibillion-dollar misstep behind it and casting its spy satellites on new enemies, from al Qaeda bomb planters to North Korean nuclear engineers, according to its chief.

The agency has launched six satellites in seven months, "the best we've done in about 25 years," said director Bruce Carlson, ticking off what he saw as milestones during rare comments Thursday to reporters."