Declassifying JUMPSEAT: an American pioneer in space
by mkmk on 1/29/2026, 1:15:02 AM
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by: sizzzzlerz
This blows me away. I worked on systems that processed the signals from these satellites at the ground sites. At the time, these were highly classified, requiring background investigations and a polygraph to be granted access to know about these things. All our work had to be performed in a SCIF and we were forbidden to discuss our work with anyone not cleared to know. The form that we had to sign when being briefed stated that this was a lifetime commitment. I never would have believed that the NRO would declassify this system.
1/29/2026, 2:32:17 AM
by: mkmk
Declassification memo: <a href="https://www.nro.gov/Portals/135/Documents/foia/JUMPSEAT%20Records/Treated_Limited%20Declassification%20of%20JUMPSEAT.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.nro.gov/Portals/135/Documents/foia/JUMPSEAT%20Re...</a>
1/29/2026, 1:16:06 AM