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National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

ULA ‘Tomorrow’s the Day’, Delta IV Heavy’s Swan Song on NROL-70 mission

April 8, 2024

All is good for go for tomorrow’s final launch of the huge Delta IV for the NROL-70 mission. “While we near the final liftoff, the Delta legacy will live on […]

Filed Under: Atlas V, Boeing Defense, Cape Canaveral SFS, Delta IV Heavy, Launch Abort, Launch Delay, Military, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), NROL, Space Launch Complex-37 (CCSFS), United Launch Alliance, Vandenberg SFB

ULA’s Delta IV Heavy’s grand finale still a ‘Go’ for Tuesday’s NROL-70 mission

April 6, 2024

Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Delta IV Heavy launch carrying the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission is planned to lift off on Tuesday, April […]

Filed Under: Atlas V, Boeing Defense, Cape Canaveral SFS, Delta IV Heavy, Launch, Launch Abort, Launch Delay, Military, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), NROL, Space Launch Complex-37 (CCSFS), United Launch Alliance, Vandenberg SFB

Fingers crossed for Tuesday’s ULA grand finale launch of Delta IV Heavy carrying the NROL-70 mission

April 3, 2024

(Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida) – The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy carrying the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office is now planned for Tuesday, […]

Filed Under: Atlas V, Boeing Defense, Delta IV Heavy, Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), Launch, Launch Abort, Launch Delay, Military, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Space Launch Complex-37 (CCSFS), United Launch Alliance, Vandenberg SFB

ULA Delta IV Heavy scrubbed at T-00:03:58 update to ‘issue’

March 28, 2024

THURSDAY EVENING UPDATE TO THE FORMER ANNOUNCEMENT: The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy carrying the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office was scrubbed due to […]

Filed Under: Cape Canaveral SFS, Delta IV Heavy, Launch Delay, Military, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Rocket, Space Launch Complex-37 (CCSFS)

Tomorrow is ULA’s historic final launch for Delta IV Heavy carrying NROL-70

March 27, 2024

Thursday’s historic launch of NROL-70 relates a partnership between the NRO and ULA that began with the first launch in 2006 that now totals 34 consecutive successes. ULA’s Wednesday update […]

Filed Under: Cape Canaveral SFS, Delta IV Heavy, Military, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), NROL, Rocket, Space Launch Complex-37 (CCSFS), United Launch Alliance, Weather

Rocket Lab lets it fly with ‘Live and Let Fly’ its first launch for NRO’s spy satellites

March 21, 2024

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched a dedicated mission for the National Reconnaissance […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Electron, Launch, Military, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Neutron, New Zealand, Wallops Flight Facility (NASA) Tagged With: Featured

Rocket Lab’s Thursday ‘Live and Let Fly’ mission is first launch for NRO

March 19, 2024

Rocket Lab is ramping up for a launch Thursday, March 21 at 2:40 am from Launch Complex 2, NASA Wallops Flight Facility at Virginia Spaceport Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops, […]

Filed Under: Electron, Launch, Military, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Rocket Lab, Wallops Flight Facility (NASA)

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is developing spy satellites in Pentagon’s mega military push

March 17, 2024

Elon Musk-led SpaceX is building hundreds of spy satellites under a classified with the US’s National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the intelligence agency that manages spy satellites, Reuters reported. As per […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Contracts, Earth Imaging, Military, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Network, Satellites, SpaceX, Starlink, Starshield Tagged With: Featured

SSC prepares NROL-70 mission aboard ULA’s final Delta IV Heavy rocket for the NRO

March 12, 2024

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC), the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are preparing to launch the NROL-70 mission aboard the final Delta IV […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Cape Canaveral SFS, Delta IV Heavy, Military, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Space Launch Complex-37 (CCSFS), U.S. Government (USG) Communications, U.S. Space Systems Command, United Launch Alliance, United States Space Force (USSF)

Firefly Aerospace selected by National Reconnaissance Office as launch provider with Alpha Rocket

January 28, 2024

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to serve as a launch provider with the firm’s Firefly’s Alpha rocket. As part of the NRO’s Streamlined […]

Filed Under: Alpha Rocket, Cape Canaveral SFS, Firefly Aerospace, Launch, Launch Agreement, Launch Contract, Launch Facilities, Launch Pad, Launch Providers, Launch Services, Launch Support, Launch Systems, Launch Vehicle, Launcher, Launchers, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), National Security Space Launch, News, SmallSat, Vandenberg SFB Tagged With: Featured

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