The Oct.  12, 2009, and Oct.  19, 2009, editions of Space News contained a cover article and editorial, respectively, that grossly mischaracterized the proposal unanimously put forward by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence with regard to the nation’s future electro-optical satellites. We write to set the record straight.

The Oct.  12, 2009, and Oct.  19, 2009, editions of Space News contained a cover article and editorial, respectively, that grossly mischaracterized the proposal unanimously put forward by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence with regard to the nation’s future electro-optical satellites. We write to set the record straight.