| 词条 | Alexander H. Flax |
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|name = Alexander H. Flax |image = Alexander H. Flax.jpg |party = |order = 3rd |title = Director of the National Reconnaissance Office |term_start = October 1, 1965[1] |term_end = March 17, 1969[1]|predecessor = Brockway McMillan |successor = John L. McLucas |president = John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson |profession= |residence=Potomac, Maryland |birth_date={{birth date|1921|1|18}} |birth_place=Brooklyn, New York[2] |death_date={{death date and age|2014|6|30|1921|1|18}} |death_place=Potomac, Maryland |alma_mater=New York University University of Buffalo |occupation=aeronautical engineer, government official |spouse=Ida Leane[3] |children=Laurel }}Alexander Henry Flax (January 18, 1921 – June 30, 2014) was the third Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.[4] Flax was Director NRO as the second generation of imaging systems became operational and began to play a major role in United States intelligence during the Cold War. He advocated major growth in NRO funding and personnel. Flax oversaw the production of signals intelligence collectors from space and promoted the development of an electro-optical imaging system for U.S. reconnaissance satellites.[5] References1. ^1 Laurie, Clayton. Leaders of the National Reconnaissance Office 1961-2001. Office of the Historian, National Reconnaissance Office. 1 May 2002. 2. ^Marquis Who's Who on the Web 3. ^ 4. ^{{cite news|title=Alexander H. Flax Obituary|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?pid=172435687|accessdate=15 May 2015|agency=The Washington Post|date=12 September 2014}} 5. ^Alexander H. Flax {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813095248/http://nro.gov/bios/Alexander%20Flax.pdf |date=2009-08-13 }}, official biography, National Reconnaissance Office External links
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