On June 25, 1959, the world's first space-borne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) satellite was launched on the then-classified Corona program with a Goodrich ISR Systems payload.

The Corona program mission was to take pictures from space of the former Soviet Bloc countries, and it continued to do so through 1972.

Since 1959, Goodrich ISR Systems has continuously provided sophisticated, high-reliability systems to various missions, including programs such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-Ray Telescope.

Goodrich ISR Systems continues to apply its space expertise in support of customers and partners on new satellite programs. Current contracts include support to GPS III, the James Webb Space Telescope, SBIRS-High, NPOESS, ORS Sat-1 and Japan's ASNARO satellite.

Tom Bergeron, President ISR Systems, stated, "Our rich history at Goodrich ISR Systems over the past 50 years of providing innovative, highly-capable space systems supporting critical missions will continue well into the next generation of technologies and capabilities in support of our mission partners."

Goodrich ISR Systems space products and capabilities will be on display at the National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs from March 30 through April 2, where experts will be available from company sites in Danbury, Conn., Ithaca, N.Y., and Albuquerque, N.M.

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