Archived Press Releases
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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