The technology was inspired by the 1998 blockbuster movie "…
The technology was inspired by the 1998 blockbuster movie "Enemy of the State," which featured a fictional satellite capable of watching people on the ground across vast areas. An engineer working for the government saw the film and thought it would be incredible if the government could actually develop such technology. This idea eventually led to the creation of Gorgon Stare about ten years later.
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