General James Dickinson, Commander U.S. Space Command, visited NRO's Aerospace Data Facility Colorado (ADF-C) last week for briefings on how Space Command can partner with the Intelligence Community to further support the warfighter. L-R: GEN James Dickinson, Commander, USSPACECOM; CMSgt Lee Utsey, Senior Enlisted Leader, ADF-C; MGySgt Scott Stalker, Senior Enlisted Leader, USSPACECOM and Col Jacob Middleton, Commander, ADF-C.

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) successfully launched its NROL-108 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Dec. 19, 2020. The mission carried a classified national security payload designed, built, and operated by the NRO in support of its overhead reconnaissance mission.

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) successfully launched its NROL-44 mission aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida, at 8:09 p.m. EST on Dec. 10, 2020.

The NRO mourns the passing of Peter B. Teets, the 13th director of the NRO, who passed away in Colorado Springs, November 29, 2020. He served as both Under Secretary of the Air Force and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office from December 2001 through March 2005. Notably, Mr. Teets’ technical and visionary leadership became the foundation of a comprehensive space enterprise, which laid the groundwork for multi-agency collaboration and integration of open and classified space activities in support of U.S. national security objectives.