NRO To Launch Classified Payload On Falcon 9

Brian Everstine February 01, 2022
Falcon 9
Credit: SpaceX
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and SpaceX on Feb. 2 plan to launch the first Falcon 9 carrying an NRO payload procured under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, and the first time a booster will be reused for another NRO mission. The launch window for NROL-87 opens at 12:18...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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