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NROL-107 Mission to Be Last Atlas V Launch for NRO

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NROL-107 Mission to Be Last Atlas V Launch for NRO
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and United States Space Force rolls from the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. (ULA Photo)

The Aug. 29 Cape Canaveral, Fla. launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 configuration rocket carrying sensing payloads for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and U.S. Space Force NROL-107 SILENTBARKER program is to be the last Atlas V launch for NRO. ULA is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Boeing [BA] and began in December 2006. "This is our 'bruiser' configuration of the Atlas," Tory Bruno, the president of ULA, told reporters on Aug. 28…

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