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Press Release Archive 2016
December 8, 2016 - The NRO Receives Clean Financial Audit for Eighth Consecutive Year
September 23, 2016 - Senate Confirmation and Presidential Appointment of Susan S. Gibson as NRO Inspector General
July 28, 2016 - NROL-61 Lifts Off on July 28, 2016
June 12, 2016 - NROL-37 Lifts Off on June 11, 2016
April 22, 2016 - NRO Selects the 2015 Pioneer of National Reconnaissance
March 25, 2016 - Dr. Stewart Cameron Receives 2016 Charyk Award
February 10, 2016 - NROL-45 Launches from Vandenberg, AFB, California
Press Release Archive 2015
October 8, 2015 - NROL-55 Lifts Off from Vandenberg, Air Force Base, Calif.
May 18, 2015 - NRO’s ULTRASat Providing CubeSat Rideshares on U.S. Air Force AFSPC-5 Mission
February 19, 2015 - NRO Selects the 2014 Class of Pioneers
Press Release Archive 2014
December 17, 2014 - The NRO Receives Clean Financial Audit for Sixth Consecutive Year
December 15, 2014 - NROL-35 Lifts Off on December 12, 2014
November 24, 2014 - Terry Duncan, Director of NRO’s Communications Systems Directorate, Awarded Highest Civilian Service Award from Department of Defense
September 30, 2014 - Roll-out of the NRO’s ARC 2.0 – Improving Acquisition Outreach Among Business, Industry, and the Intelligence Community
August 28, 2014 - NRO Joins Facebook
May 22, 2014 - NROL-33 Lifts Off on May 22, 2014
April 11, 2014 - NROL-67 Lifts Off on April 10, 2014
April 8, 2014 - NRO Inducts the 2013 Class of Pioneers
April 8, 2014 - Dr. Darrell Zimbelman Receives 2014 Charyk Award
February 19, 2014 - The NRO Receives Clean Financial Audit for Fifth Consecutive Year
Press Release Archive 2013
December 18, 2013 - NROL-39 Lifts Off on December 5
December 2, 2013 - NROL-39 Scheduled to Launch with GEMSat Auxiliary Payload
August 28, 2013 - NROL-65 Lifts Off on August 28
February 25, 2013 - National Reconnaissance Office Honors 2012 Pioneer and Founder
January 15, 2013 - NRO Achieves Fourth Consecutive “Clean” Audit on Its Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Statements
Press Release Archive 2012
October 15, 2012 - Jill Singer, NRO Chief Information Officer, Receives Prestigious CIO Breakaway Leader Award
September 13, 2012 - NROL-36 Press Release
August 30, 2012 - NRO on RBSP - Questions and Answers
August 30, 2012 - RBSP Press Release
July 30, 2012 - NROL-36 Auxiliary Payloads Release
July 16, 2012 - NRO Leadership Transition
June 28, 2012 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard DELTA IV Rocket
June 20, 2012 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard ATLAS V Rocket
April 3, 2012 - NRO Payload Successfully launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV
April 2, 2012 - Dr. Troy Meink and Larry D. Bell Receive Charyk Award from National Space Club
February 14, 2012 - NRO CIO Jill Tummler Singer Honored with the 2012 CloudNOW Top Ten Women in Cloud Award
February 3, 2012 - NRO Selects 2011 Class of Pioneers
January 26, 2012 - Declassified Gambit-Hexagon Satellites Displayed at the National Air Force Museum
Press Release Archive 2011
December 13, 2011 - NRO Achieves Third Consecutive "Clean" Audit on Its Annual Financial
November 1, 2011 - C4ISR Journal Recognizes NRO
October 14, 2011 - NRO, NASA, USAF Establishes Launch Entrance Strategy
September 9, 2011 - NRO Celebrates 50 Years Of National Service
June 9, 2011 - NRO EQUIS Mobile Article
April 14, 2011 - NRO Payload Successfully Launched Aboard Atlas V
March 11, 2011 - NRO Payload Successfully Launched Aboard Delta IV
February 22, 2011 - NRO Achieves Second Consecutive "Clean" Audit on Its Annual Financial Statements
February 6, 2011 - NRO Payload Successfully Launched Aboard Minotaur I
February 1, 2011 - NRO Selects 2010 Class of Pioneers
January 20, 2011 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard DELTA IV Heavy
Press Release Archive 2010
November 23, 2010 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard DELTA IV Heavy
September 21, 2010 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard ATLAS V
Press Release Archive 2009
November 13, 2009 - NRO Selects 2009 Class of Pioneers
January 17, 2009 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard Delta IV Heavy
January 5, 2009 - Director's Note - Mr. Dennis Fitzgerald
Press Release Archive 2008
December 10, 2008 - U.S. Space Leaders Call for Action to Protect Nation's Future
September 5, 2008 - NRO Selects 2008 Class of Pioneers
March 13, 2008 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard Atlas V
Press Release Archive 2007
December 11, 2007 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard Atlas V
October 19, 2007 - DoD Names New NRO Director
October 5, 2007 - Senate Confirms Dr. Donald Kerr as Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
August 21, 2007 - NRO Selects 2007 Class of Pioneers
June 18, 2007 - NROL-30 Launch Update
June 15, 2007 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard Atlas V
Press Release Archive 2006
December 14, 2006 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launced Aboard Delta II
September 22, 2006 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard Delta IV
August 28, 2006 - NRO Selects 2006 Class of Pioneers
Press Release Archive 2005
October 20, 2005 - NRO Payload Takes Last Ride Aboard Titan IV
September 12, 2005 - POPPY Satellite Reconnaissance Program Recognized
September 9, 2005 - NRO Selects 2005 Class of Pioneers
July 22, 2005 - Dr. Donald Kerr Named as NRO Director
April 29, 2005 - NRO Successfully Launches Last Titan from Cape Canaveral
February 3, 2005 - NRO Successfully Launches Payload on Last Atlas 3 from Cape Canaveral
January 4, 2005 - 2005 National Reconnaissance Pioneer Recognition Program - Call for Nominations
Press Release Archive 2004
October 12, 2004 - NRO Selects 2004 Class of Pioneers
September 2, 2004 - NRO Successfully Launches Payload from ATLAS IIAS
May 25, 2004 - 2005 Director's Innovative Initiative (DII)
February 12, 2004 - 2004 Small Payload Rideshare Conference
Press Release Archive 2003
December 23, 2003 - 2004 National Reconnaissance Pioneer Recognition Program - Call for Nominations
December 2, 2003 - NRO Successfully Launches Payload from ATLAS IIA
September 10, 2003 - NRO Successfully Launches Payload from TITAN IV
September 5, 2003 - NRO Selects 2003 Class of Pioneers
September 2, 2003 - General Moseley, USAF, Writes Letter to U.S. News and World Report
August 15, 2003 - DNRO Teets Writes Letter to U.S. News and World Report
August 11, 2003 - Former Senator and Co-Chair of SSCI Bob Kerrey Expresses his Support of the NRO
April 8, 2003 - The Honorable Peter Teets National Space Symposium Dinner Address
January 1, 2003 - 2003 NRO Pioneer Recognition Program - Call for Nominations
Press Release Archive 2002
December 17, 2002 - NRO Opens New Website for Children
November 13, 2002 - NRO Announces Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
September 24, 2002 - NRO Selects 2002 Class of Pioneers
September 3, 2002 - Transformational Communications Office Formed
June 18, 2002 - NRO Awarded the David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award
February 11, 2002 - USECAF, DNRO Creates New Office Under Space Transformation Plan
Press Release Archive 2001
December 14, 2001 - NRO Seeks Innovative Launch Ideas
December 14, 2001 - Peter B. Teets Becomes New USECAF, DNRO
December 4, 2001 - NRO to Host Federal Reconnaissance Users Conferences
November 2, 2001 - NRO Seeks Nominations for 2002 Pioneer Honorees
October 12, 2001 - NRO Accomplishes Third Successful Launch in 33 Days
October 9, 2001 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched
September 27, 2001 - National Reconnaissance Office Solicits New Ideas
September 8, 2001 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched
August 7, 2001 - NRO Awards Satellite Vehicle Processing Facility Contract
August 3, 2001 - Dennis Fitzgerald to be New NRO Deputy Director
July 31, 2001 - NRO Begins Registration for Annual Technology Forum
May 21, 2001 - NRO GeoLITE Satellite Successfully Launched
January 22, 2001 - Hall to Stay on as Director of NRO
Press Release Archive 2000
December 18, 2000 - NRO Seeks Revolutionary Launch Ideas
December 6, 2000 - NRO Successfully Launches Satellite
November 15, 2000 - NRO Thanks Congressional Commissioners
October 26, 2000 - NRO to Get NEw Military Support Chief
October 5, 2000 - NRO Seeks Nominations for 2001 Pioneer Honorees
October 30, 2000 - NRO Solicits New Ideas
August 18, 2000 - NRO Honors Pioneer of National Reconnaissance
August 17, 2000 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched
May 23, 2000 - NRO Receives David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award
May 12, 2000 - NRO Honors Former SECDEF Robert McNamara
March 22, 2000 - NRO Director Wins Goddard Award from National Space Club
March 8, 2000 - NRO Seeks Nominations for Pioneer Honorees
February 24, 2000 - NRO Hosts Technology Forum 2000
Press Release Archive 1999
May 22, 1999 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched
June 11, 1999 - Astronautics Award Lauds NRO Leadership
June 18, 1999 - Space Technology Experiment Satellite Completes Mission
September 3, 1999 - NRO Announces FIA Contract Winner
Press Release Archive 1998
December 21, 1998 - NRO Joins NASA, Space Command in Partnership Agreement
December 8, 1998 - NRO Joins Effort to Develop Radiation-Hardened Chip
October 29, 1998 - NRO Expands Website
October 3, 1998 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched
August 19, 1998 - NRO Satellite Destroyed
July 10, 1998 - NRO to Build GeoLite Satellite
June 29, 1998 - NRO Key to Acquisition of Hazard Support System
June 18, 1998 - General Dickman, Mr. Klinger Join NRO Team
June 11, 1998 - NRO Awards Launch Contract
May 8, 1998 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched
April 28, 1998 - NRO Provides Support to the Warfighters
January 29, 1998 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched
Press Release Archive 1997
November 26, 1997 - Additional Early Photo Satellite Records Declassified
November 7, 1997 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched
October 23, 1997 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched
May 30, 1997 - Dave Kier Named NRO Deputy Director
Press Release Archive 1996
December 20, 1996 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched
November 20, 1996 - TiPS Fact Sheet
September 13, 1996 - Spy Satellite Processing Helps Combat Breast Cancer
July 25, 1996 - The Environment on the Intelligence Agenda
July 1, 1996 - NRO Statement on Small Satellites
June 20, 1996 - Small Tether Satellite Deployed by NRL
April 24, 1996 - How to Access CORONA Images Through USGS
April 17, 1996 - Acting NRO Director Appoints External Review Panel
April 17, 1996 - Jeremiah Panel Terms of Reference
Press Release Archive 1995
May 24, 1995 - CORONA Press Release
February 24, 1995 - Declassification of Historical Imagery