▁the ▁E - 5 ▁camera ▁to ▁the ▁existing ▁C OR ON A ▁air frame , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁L AN Y ARD ▁project , ▁today ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁K H - 6 . ▁The ▁project ▁was , ▁generally , ▁a ▁failure . ▁Three ▁sat ell ites ▁were ▁launched , ▁one ▁returning ▁no ▁film ▁and ▁one ▁only ▁blank ▁frames . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁of ▁the ▁N RO ▁Both ▁the ▁C IA ▁and ▁Air ▁Force ▁continued ▁development ▁of ▁new ▁satellite ▁systems , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁proper ▁use ▁of ▁these ▁valuable ▁and ▁expensive ▁resources . ▁These ▁concerns ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Re con na issance ▁Office ▁( N RO ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁with ▁the ▁overall ▁mission ▁of ▁ens uring ▁that ▁satellite ▁data ▁was ▁distributed ▁properly , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁satellite ▁time ▁was ▁not ▁was ted , ▁either ▁by ▁photograph ing ▁the ▁same ▁area ▁twice , ▁or ▁by ▁allowing ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁interest ▁to ▁be ▁photograph ed ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁available ▁means . ▁Although ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁work ▁within ▁the ▁new ▁environment ▁without ▁any ▁apparent ▁problems , ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁N RO ▁led ▁to ▁serious ▁political ▁inf ight ing ▁with ▁the ▁C IA . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁Albert ▁" B ud " ▁W heel on ▁took ▁over ▁from ▁B iss ell ▁as ▁the ▁C IA ' s ▁chief ▁of ▁technology ▁development . ▁Un like ▁B iss ell , ▁who ▁worked ▁almost ▁entirely ▁with ▁outside ▁contract ors , ▁W