TRW was the maker of the satellites that used infrared to see what was going on in the USSR. [The USA wanted to know if the Soviets were preparing a first strike.]That was the reason my dad was hired by TRW. Dad was the creator of infra red telescope. And after that they were making SDI. That was when the KGB had a mole in TRW. My dad's expertise was not in lasers, even though he did create the laser communication system for SDI. But at that point the mole was discovered and TRW went under. [A movie was made about this : The Falcon and the Snowman.] [No more government contracts.] My dad left TRW. I admit I was sad that his career in science was over.
