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November 16, 2023
NRO achieves unprecedented 15th clean financial audit
NRO achieves unprecedented 15th clean financial audit. See the Press Release
September 28, 2023
NRO declassifies early ELINT satellite program
September 08, 2023
NRO participates in 37th SmallSat Conference
July 26, 2023
NRO launches new, modern and dynamic web experience on NRO.gov
June 22, 2023
NROL-68 launches from Florida's Space Coast
June 21, 2023
NRO honors three Pioneers of National Reconnaissance
June 20, 2023
DNRO turns the spotlight to NRO's people at diversity and inclusion exhibit ribbon-cutting
June 13, 2023
OSL change of leadership ceremony
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2023 Press Releases
June 22, 2023 - NRO returns to Florida’s Space Coast for penultimate Delta IV Heavy Rocket launch with NROL-68 mission
June 21, 2023 - NRO honors three new Pioneers of National Reconnaissance
April 26, 2023 - NRO director testifies before House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
April 18, 2023 - “The future is now,” NRO director says at 38th Space Symposium
March 22, 2023 - NRO Awards Commercial Hyperspectral Capabilities Study Contracts
2022 Press Releases
December 23,2022 - Edwards appointed and confirmed as next NRO Inspector General
November 18,2022 - NRO achieves unmatched 14th clean financial audit
September 28, 2022 - NRO Announces Commercial Radio Frequency Study Contract Awards
September 24, 2022 - Vandenberg's final Delta IV Heavy launch with NROL-91 mission
September 9, 2022 - NRO welcomes new deputy director and Space Force Element commander
August 4, 2022 - NRO and Australia DoD complete second New Zealand Launch this year with NROL-199
July 15, 2022 - NRO honors two new Pioneers of National Reconnaissance
July 13, 2022 - NRO & Australia DoD Successfully Launch NROL-162 from New Zealand
May 25, 2022 - NRO announces largest award of commercial imagery contracts
May 10, 2022 -NRO and UK’s Ministry of Defence Partner for Historic Launch in 2022
April 17, 2022 -NRO successfully reuses SpaceX launch booster for first time with NROL-85 mission
February 2, 2022 -NRO celebrates first launch of 2022 and first Falcon 9 National Security Space Launch with NROL-87
January 20, 2022 - NRO awards five contracts for commercial radar capabilities on a rapid procurement timeline
2021 Press Releases
December 2, 2021 - NRO reaches an unprecedented financial management milestone
November 16, 2021 -NRO releases collection of previously classified documents, increases transparency
November 3, 2021 - NRO announces acquisition for next generation of commercial imagery
October 7, 2021 - NRO announces acquisition to explore new and emerging commercial capabilities
August 9, 2021 -NRO welcomes new deputy director in a change of command ceremony
June 15, 2021 - NRO returns to Virginia’s Space Coast with NROL-111
April 26, 2021 - NRO celebrates 60th anniversary with successful launch of NROL-82
2020 Press Releases
December 19, 2020 - NRO launches second dedicated mission with SpaceX
December 11, 2020 - NROdelivers advanced reconnaissance capabilities with fifth launch of 2020
November 16, 2020 - NRO receives unmatched12th "clean" financial audit
November 13, 2020 - NRO launches national security payload from Cape Canaveral
October 5, 2020 - Dr. Troy Meinksworn in as the new PDDNRO.
July 15, 2020 - NRO launches first dedicated launch from Wallops Island
June 13, 2020 - NRO launches second mission of 2020 with Rocket Lab
January 31, 2020 - NROL-151 launches first dedicated mission from New Zealand
January 15, 2020 - NRO Honors Two New Pioneers of National Reconnaissance
2019 Press Releases
December 11, 2019 - NRO awards two commercial integration study contracts
November 14, 2019 - NRO Achieves Eleven Years of "Clean" Financial Audits
November 2, 2019 - NRO launches two IMPACT small satellites as rideshare on NG-12
October 15, 2019 - NRO awards Planet contract as part of transition of commercial imagery acquisition
September 23, 2019 - NRO Awards fourth commercial imagery study contract.
September 13, 2019 -NRO, USSPACECOM exercise the protection and defense of space assets
August 5, 2019 - Hon. Dr. Chris Scolese swears in as Director of the National Reconnaissance Office
June 3, 2019 - NRO Awards Commercial Imagery Study Contracts
January 24, 2019 - NRO Honors the 2017 Pioneer of National Reconnaissance
January 19, 2019 - NROL-71 Lifts Off Aboard Delta IV Heavy
2018 Press Releases
November 16, 2018 - NRO Celebrates Ten Years of "Clean" Financial Audits
September 5, 2018 - NRO-NGA Transitions Commercial Imagery Acquisition
January 12, 2018 - NROL-47 Kicks Off 2018 for NRO
2017 Press Releases
November 29, 2017 - The NRO Receives "Clean" Financial Audit for Ninth Consecutive Year
October 15, 2017 - NROL-52 Soars Like an Eagle
September 23, 2017 - NROL- 42 Lifts Off
May 1, 2017 - NROL-76 Lifts Off on May 1, 2017
March 3, 2017 - NROL-79 Lifts Off on March 1, 2017
2016 Press Releases
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
2015 Press Releases
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
2014 Press Releases
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
2013 Press Releases
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-135 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
2012 Press Releases
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
2011 Press Releases
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
2010 Press Releases
November 23, 2010 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard DELTA IV Heavy
September 21, 2010 - NRO Satellite Successfully Launched Aboard ATLAS V
2009 Press Releases
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
2008 Press Releases
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
2007 Press Releases
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
2006 Press Releases
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
2005 Press Releases
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
2004 Press Releases
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
2003 Press Releases
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
2002 Press Releases
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
2001 Press Releases
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
2000 Press Releases
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
1999 Press Releases
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
1998 Press Releases
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
1997 Press Releases
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
1996 Press Releases
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
1995 Press Releases
May 24, 1995 - CORONA Press Release
February 24, 1995 - Declassification of Historical Imagery
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