Spy satellite built in Colo. set to lift off

A Colorado-built satellite is poised to usher in a new breed of commercial spy satellites that can snap sharper photos of objects hundreds of miles below on Earth. DigitalGlobe Inc.'s WorldView-1 satellite is sitting atop a Boeing Delta II rocket at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base. Launch is scheduled for Tuesday. More

(Source: Rocky Mountain News - Sep 15)