Discusses the history of surveillance from the sky, describing different types of reconnaissance aircraft and their role in the future.

From the age of three, Shane Osborn dreamed of being a pilot. He began learning the skills he would need to fly as a member of the Civil Air Patrol, a branch of the U.S. Air Force, when he was just twelve years old. But it wasn't until he graduated from the naval ROTC program at the University of Nebraska and joined the navy that his dream became a reality. For five years, Osborn practiced rigorous training exercises, working tirelessly day in and...

"Chronicles the development of the Blackbird and its dramatic operational history with the help of the men who built and flew the revolutionary aircraft. Pilots and crew chiefs detail the work that went into each and every mission, and share incredible stories of penetrating airspace over South East Asia, the Sinai Desert and Libya. Footage shot from inside the cockpit shows what it was like to soar at three times the speed of sound 85,000 feet above...