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In 2018, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency planned to hand over responsibility for acquiring commercial satellite imagery to the National Reconnaissance Office.
The committee urges the National Reconnaissance Office to procure commercial imagery from vendors to the maximum extent practicable and to work with multiple commercial providers for high and medium-resolution global coverage and high revisit rates.
The National Reconnaissance Office planned to seek vendors offering other types of imagery, including radar.
The National Reconnaissance Office issued a study contract to Planet Federal, a Planet subsidiary established in 2018 to work closely with U.S. government agencies.
Based on RFI responses, the National Reconnaissance Office awarded study contracts of undisclosed value to BlackSky, Maxar, and Planet.
The National Reconnaissance Office awarded commercial imagery study contracts to BlackSky Global, Maxar Technologies, and Planet.
The directors of NGA and NRO must brief the committee by 2019-10-01 on efforts to create an open and fair competitive acquisition process for commercial imagery.
United Launch Alliance received a U.S. Air Force contract modification on 2019-05-09 for a Delta IV Heavy launch of the NROL-68 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.
The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded United Launch Alliance a $149,000,000 contract modification on 2019-05-09 for a Delta 4 Heavy launch of the National Reconnaissance Office mission NROL-68.
Under the Launch Vehicle Production Services contract, United Launch Alliance was awarded three NRO missions in October 2018: NROL-91, NROL-68, and NROL-70.
United Launch Alliance reduced costs for the NRO bulk purchase of three launches by negotiating better rates with suppliers, including a record-low price for Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RL-10 upper stage engines.
United Launch Alliance was awarded three NRO missions—NROL-91, NROL-68, and NROL-70—under the LVPS contract in October 2018.
The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded United Launch Alliance a $149,000,000 contract modification for a Delta 4 Heavy launch of the National Reconnaissance Office mission NROL-68.
The National Reconnaissance Office currently collaborates with the Air Force and other services and would need to collaborate with a created Space Force.
The National Reconnaissance Office was established in 1961 as a joint intelligence community and Department of Defense organization to develop, launch, and operate signals, imagery, and communications satellites.
Mark Warner was concerned that the administration might try to merge the National Reconnaissance Office with the Space Force if Congress approves the new military branch.
Mark Warner warned that regardless of reorganization, the National Reconnaissance Office will have to collaborate more closely with the Department of Defense as space becomes more militarized and adversaries threaten U.S. satellites.
Christopher Scolese intends to apply lessons from NASA about using commercially developed satellites to National Reconnaissance Office programs.
The Space Force will closely work with the National Reconnaissance Office regardless of whether the NRO is merged into the new service.
Space Policy Directive 4 directed a study, due in mid-August, on how the Department of Defense and the National Reconnaissance Office can better align their activities.