The National Reconnaissance Office, in collaboration with U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center, Northrop Grumman, and Virginia Space/Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, successfully launched the NROL-111 mission aboard a Northrop Grumman Minotaur I. The Minotaur I launched at 9:35 a.m. EDT from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia carrying three classified national security payloads designed, built, and operated by the NRO to support its overhead reconnaissance mission.

NRO hosted its first Media Day on June 10, 2021 at NASA Wallops in the run-up to its NROL-111 mission launch planned for June 15, 2021. Col. Chad Davis, NRO’s director of the Office of Space Launch, answered questions from media alongside launch partners from U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center, NASA Wallops, Northrop Grumman, and Virginia Space.

NRO’s Principal Deputy Director, Dr. Troy Meink, spoke about NRO’s role in national space to an online audience of several hundred during the 2nd annual Ohio Space Forum, May 18, 2021.

Rep. Brad Wenstrup and Rep. Chris Stewart speak with Director Scolese during their visit to NRO headquarters.

DNRO Dr. Chris Scolese on Mar. 31 met virtually with Virginia Tech students and encouraged them to apply to our summer internship program and entry-level positions. To learn more, visit our 'Careers and Internships' page.