So High, So Fast

ABC News Correspondent Gets Rare Chance to Fly as Civilian in Spy Plane
At virtually any moment — day or night — you can look up and know that somewhere over Earth there's a U-2 pilot at the edge of outer space, watching and listening.

The U-2 is the most famous spy plane in history. Developed in secret for the CIA more than 50 years ago, the U-2 first detected the movement of Soviet nuclear weapons into Cuba, sparking the Cuban Missile Crisis.

But the U-2 is not just a piece of Cold War history; it has been quietly brought into the space age and is now flying more than ever.

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