Minoru S. Araki

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Minoru "Sam" Araki was a longtime Lockheed space executive and systems engineer who helped pioneer the Agena spacecraft used in the Corona reconnaissance program. Lockheed Martin's 1995 SEC filing lists him as President of Lockheed Missiles & Space Company after earlier service as Executive Vice President. Later NRO materials describe him as a Pioneer of National Reconnaissance, a senior scholar for the Center for the Study of National Reconnaissance, and a 2005 Draper Prize co-recipient for Corona.

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