👉 The Cuba Project, also known as the "Cuba Space Program" or "Project Cubana," refers to a series of clandestine U.S. efforts aimed at gathering intelligence and advancing space technology through covert operations in Cuba during the Cold War era. These operations, primarily conducted by the CIA, involved the deployment of spies and the use of Cuban soil for launching and tracking satellites. The project gained notoriety after the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, where U.S. reconnaissance flights over Cuba provided crucial data on Soviet missile deployments. Despite its secrecy, the Cuba Project played a significant role in advancing U.S. space capabilities and intelligence gathering, though it also heightened tensions between the U.S. and Cuba.
