Feb. 9, 2022

An interview with NRO’s First Chaplain

During Black History Month NRO will recognize those who did it first starting with Col. Regina Samuel. In 2020, NRO established its first Religious Affairs Support Team and Col. Samuel became the first chaplain to accept the new role. During her time as chaplain, the Office of Religious Affairs added a meditation room to NRO headquarters all NRO

Jan. 26, 2022

Episode 11: Sitting Down with NROL-87 Mission Manager Emily Stanhouse

One of the coolest jobs at the NRO is being Mission Manager of a launch. In an exclusive interview with #NROL87 Mission Manager Maj. Emily Stanhouse, we take an inside look at the role, the mission, and the hard work it takes to successfully put a payload on orbit.Featured in this podcast: NROL-87 Mission Manager Maj. Emily Stanhouse and NRO Public

Dec. 6, 2021

NRO director: Innovation is the key to America’s advantage in space

The National Reconnaissance Office has spent six decades developing the best space-based intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance systems in the world. These systems are a critical source of information for policymakers, analysts and the military. They are used to understand the intentions of those who wish to do us harm, as well as to support

Dec. 2, 2021

NRO reaches an unprecedented financial management milestone

For the thirteenth year in a row, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) achieved an unmodified opinion (clean audit) for fiscal year 2021 from independent auditors for its annual financial statements. Click here to read the entire Press Release

Nov. 16, 2021

NRO releases collection of previously classified documents, increases transparency

CHANTILLY, Va. – The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) today announced the declassification and release of thousands of records in commemoration of the NRO’s 60th anniversary. This historic collection of documents offers unique insights into NRO’s storied legacy in space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.Click here to read the

Nov. 16, 2021

Thank You Veterans

Honoring All Who ServedClick here to watch the YouTube video

Nov. 3, 2021

NRO releases Electro-Optical Commercial Layer RFP

On Nov. 3, NRO released the EOCL RFP. This moves the agency closer to delivering the next generation of commercial imagery to meet the intelligence, defense, and federal civil agency user communities’ mission needs. The NRO’s Commercial Systems Program Office worked with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to gather and finalize user

Nov. 2, 2021

NRO opens unclassified collaboration center

CHANTILLY, Va. — On Thursday, Oct. 28, NRO officially opened the CASTLE—The Center for Advancing Science, Technology, Learning, and Engagements.The CASTLE is a collaboration with NRO’s Advanced Systems and Technology (AS&T) directorate, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and their partnership intermediary, the Virginia Tech Applied Research

Oct. 7, 2021

NRO Director announces new commercial acquisition opportunity at GEOINT Symposium

ST. LOUIS, Mo — The annual United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) symposium kicked off Tuesday, Oct. 5 in St. Louis, Mo. The four-day event is the largest annual gathering of GEOINT professionals across the United States. This year’s theme is Discovery and Connections, and will focus on “examining the exponential

Sept. 23, 2021

NRO Celebrates 60 years

CHANTILLY, Va. — The NRO celebrated its 60th anniversary on Monday, Sept. 6. Throughout the year, the NRO has been highlighting declassified artifacts and historical events on social media and has been using 60th anniversary branding around its facilities and presentations. On the anniversary, the Center for the Study of National Reconnaissance (CSNR) sat down with