Interesting article. I have 35 years military and industry experience in ICBMs and space programs. I have always had one question about the NRO: Why does it even exist? It clearly is a duplication of the Air Force space mission and a proven incompetent agency and wasteful embarrassment. , FIA, Taj Mahal building, etc. Maybe it's time to get rid the of NRO and put the resources where they belong in the Air Force. not create even more dissension.