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U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

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DigitalGlobe secured a $900,000,000 contract extension from the National Reconnaissance Office to provide commercial imagery until August 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipNov 14, 2018DigitalGlobe: New commercial players not threatening our government business

DigitalGlobe will support the National Reconnaissance Office with the WorldView-1, WorldView-2, and WorldView-3 satellites as long as they continue to perform.

Mentioned as: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)Org RelationshipNov 14, 2018DigitalGlobe: New commercial players not threatening our government business

Over 29 years, the Delta 2 launched 155 missions for the U.S. Air Force, NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office, and commercial customers.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductOct 15, 2018Delta 2 finishes its 29-year run as America’s trusty medium-lift workhorse

WFIRST can take advantage of donated hardware including a 2.4-meter telescope assembly offered by the National Reconnaissance Office.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductJun 3, 2018NASA imposes cost caps on astrophysics flagship studies

The Air Force is collaborating with NASA and the National Reconnaissance Office.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeOrg RelationshipMay 23, 2018Air Force aims for reliable launch services in spite of dramatic changes in commercial, military space

Pawlikowski has spent eight of the past ten years in the Air Force overseeing space programs as vice commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, and in senior roles at the National Reconnaissance Office and the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Mentioned as: National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnical ProductMay 15, 2018Air Force Gen. Pawlikowski: Military satellites will be smaller, more mobile

DigitalGlobe works with both NGA and NRO and intends to continue serving the U.S. government.

Mentioned as: NROOrg RelationshipMay 2, 2018Intelligence agencies rethinking how to buy data from new Earth imaging companies

Officials are working on a plan to transition commercial imagery acquisition from NGA to NRO in fiscal year 2019.

Mentioned as: nroNarrative GeneralMay 2, 2018Intelligence agencies rethinking how to buy data from new Earth imaging companies
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