"You can’t hide, because we’re constantly looking," said Chris Scolese, a longtime NASA engineer who took the helm of the US ...

The number of satellites on this mission was not disclosed. The NRO is working to rapidly deploy a new network of satellites designed to track ground targets in near real time. Following stage sep ...

A Falcon 9 launched a batch of next-gen spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) today (Oct. 24) from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:13 p.m. EDT (1713 GMT; 10:13 ...

NRO officials said the mission added to the U.S. government’s largest constellation of satellites. While NRO stayed tight-lipped about the specifics, the mission likely involved 20 satellites ...

based Starfish Space and two other companies have won contracts from the National Reconnaissance Office, America’s spy satellite agency, to evaluate advanced technologies for space operations.

Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The National Reconnaissance Office is continuing to explore ...

Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation of satellites is another front of the American military industrial complex for getting ...

Rendering of Starfish Space's Otter vehicle. Credit: Starfish Space The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has selected three space startups to explore fresh ideas for emerging technology areas ...

A Falcon 9 is set to launch a batch of next-gen spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) today (Oct.

I think that you are missing that a collision can't move an object into a higher orbit, or more precisely an orbit with a higher perigee. With a circular near-earth orbit, almost every change is ...

NROL-167 was the fourth launch supporting the NRO's "proliferated architecture," a constellation consisting of "numerous, smaller satellites designed for capability and resilience," according to ...