简介：Millionsrememberthecountdowns,launchings,splashdownsandparadesastheU.S.racedtheUSSRtotheMooninthe1960s.Fewknowthatbothsuperpowersranparallelcovertspaceprogramstolaunchmilitaryastronautsonspyingmissions.InAstrospies,NOVAdelvesintotheuntoldstoryofthistop-secretspacerace,whichmighteasilyhaveturnedintoashootingwarinorbit.InAstrospies,viewersmeettheelitecorpsofU.S.militaryastronauts,severalofwhomhaveneverbeforetalkedabouttheirclandestinetrainingmissionsduringthe1960s.Asseeninfootagebroadcastforthefirsttime,theypracticedinfull-scalemock-upsofthespystation,completewithspycamerascapableofresolvingthree-inchobjectsontheearthbelow.WhiletheApolloastronautsenjoyedticker-tapeparades,theirastrospycolleaguestrainedintotalobscurityuntilcostoverrunsandthenewsatellitetechnologydoomedtheprogram.Meanwhile,inresponse,theSovietsactuallybuiltthreemannedspystationsnamedAlmazandflewfivemissionsduringthe1970s.NOVAgainsfirst-timeaccesstoasurvivingAlmazstationinarestrictedRussianspacefacility,whereanex-cosmonautdemonstratesthehigh-poweredspycamerasthatweretrainedonU.S.cities.WithacannondesignedtodestroyhostilesatellitesorattackAmericanastrospiesAlmazwasprobablytheonlymannedspacecrafteverequippedforspacewar.Astrospiesisco-producedbyEmmyAwardwinningproducerScottWillisandinvestigativejournalistJamesBamford,acclaimedbestsellingauthorofThePuzzlePalaceandBodyofSecrets.…