NRO, Space Force Launch Minotaur Rocket From Vandenberg

The Space Force and NRO launched a Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket on April 26, 2025. Credit: NRO

The U.S. Space Force and NRO launch a Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket on April 16.

Credit: NRO
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S. Space Force successfully launched multiple national security payloads for the intelligence agency’s NROL-174 mission on a Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket on April 16. The launch vehicle took off from Space Launch Complex-8 at Vandenberg SFB...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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