▁tim ed ▁to ▁properly ▁account ▁for ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁satellite ▁to ▁avoid ▁stretch ing ▁the ▁images ▁on - film . ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁a ▁single ▁long ▁photograph ▁showing ▁a ▁" strip " ▁of ▁land . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁C IA ▁had ▁already ▁contract ed ▁Fair child ▁Camera ▁and ▁Inst rument ▁to ▁supply ▁cam eras , ▁but ▁I tek ' s ▁submission ▁was ▁techn ically ▁superior ▁and ▁won ▁them ▁the ▁contract ▁in ▁March ▁or ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁To ▁soft en ▁the ▁blow , ▁the ▁C IA ▁had ▁Fair child ▁build ▁the ▁devices ▁until ▁I tek ▁could ▁start ▁its ▁own ▁manufact uring ▁capabilities . ▁ ▁Leg horn ▁was ▁ups et ▁by ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁agreement , ▁and ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁issued ▁a ▁" stop ▁work " ▁order ▁on ▁the ▁project ▁to ▁change ▁its ▁terms . ▁The ▁C IA ▁quickly ▁acqu ies ced , ▁although ▁they ▁were ▁sp ook ed ▁by ▁the ▁event . ▁Had ▁I tek ▁lost ▁the ▁Cor ona ▁contract , ▁it ▁was ▁highly ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁would ▁have ▁col lapsed . ▁This ▁possibility ▁so ▁wor ried ▁the ▁C IA ▁that ▁they ▁arranged ▁a ▁personal ▁meeting ▁between ▁Rock ef eller ▁and ▁the ▁C IA ' s ▁chief ▁of ▁technical ▁development , ▁Richard ▁B iss ell , ▁to ▁inform ▁Rock ef eller ▁of ▁the ▁Cor ona ▁project ▁and ▁make ▁him ▁aware ▁that ▁national ▁security ▁rest ed ▁on ▁the ▁company ' s ▁well - be ing . ▁Leg horn , ▁he