Valued at billions of dollars over the next decade, these contracts mark a historic expansion of the NRO’s acquisition of commercial imagery to meet increasing customer demands with greater capacity […]
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National Reconnaissance Officer Is Partnering With The UK’s MOD For The 1st Commercial Rocket Launch From The UK Via Virgin Orbit’s Launcher One
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is partnering with the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (UK MOD) on the historic, first commercial rocket to be launched from the UK, as announced […]
SpaceX + USSF’s Delta 30 Successfully Launch The NROL-85 Mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the NROL-85 mission pushed off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, April17, at 6:13 […]
Capella Space Receives NRO Contract To Demo SAR Satellite Capabilities
Capella Space has been contracted by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to demonstrate the company’s synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery capabilities. Through this contract, Capella will work with the NRO […]
ICEYE Receives NRO Contract To Demo SAR Satellite Capabilities
ICEYE US, a subsidiary of ICEYE, has received a contract from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). This contract enables ICEYE US to participate in the NRO’s evaluation of commercial, remote […]
The CASTLE Is Opened By The NRO
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has officially opened the CASTLE — The Center for Advancing Science, Technology, Learning, and Engagements. The CASTLE is a collaboration with NRO’s Advanced Systems and […]
NRO Director Reveals New Commercial Acquisition Opportunities Upcoming
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has announced a new acquisition, the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Framework for Strategic Commercial Enhancements, focused on new and emerging commercial capabilities. Under the new […]
The USSF’s NROL-111 Launch Via Minotaur From NASA’s Wallops Heads To Orbit
The U.S. Space Force successfully launched a classified payload on June 15 for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) aboard a Minotaur I rocket at 9:35 a.m. EDT from NASA’s Wallops Flight […]