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Declassifying JUMPSEAT: an American pioneer in space

by mkmk on 1/29/2026, 1:15:02 AM

https://www.nro.gov/news-media-featured-stories/news-media-archive/News-Article/Article/4392223/declassifying-jumpseat-an-american-pioneer-in-space/

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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:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nro.gov&#x2F;Portals&#x2F;135&#x2F;Documents&#x2F;foia&#x2F;JUMPSEAT%20Records&#x2F;Treated_Limited%20Declassification%20of%20JUMPSEAT.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nro.gov&#x2F;Portals&#x2F;135&#x2F;Documents&#x2F;foia&#x2F;JUMPSEAT%20Re...</a>

1/29/2026, 1:16:06 AM