https://spacewatch.global/tag/dr-chris-scolese/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:16:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/dr-chris-scolese/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/nro-selects-heo-satvu-and-sierra-nevada-for-multi-phenomenology-remote-sensing-solutions/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71139 The National Reconnaissance Office has announced the first tranche of three awards under its Strategic Commercial Enhancements Commercial Solutions Opening for advanced commercial remote sensing capabilities, awarding HEO for non-Earth imagery, SatVu for medium wave infrared imagery, and Sierra Nevada Corporation for RF capabilities. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/05/nro-launches-nrol-146-mission-aboard-falcon-9/ Thu, 23 May 2024 06:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55304 The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX has successfully launched the NROL-146 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This mission is the first launch of the NRO’s proliferated systems featuring responsive collection and rapid data delivery.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/03/nro-awards-hyperspectral-capabilities-study-contracts/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 07:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=47455 The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded six study contracts for commercial hyperspectral imagery (HSI). Companies receiving awards under NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancement’s (SCE) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Framework, include BlackSky Technology, HyperSat, Orbital Sidekick, Pixxel, Planet, and Xplore.]]>