* Astronomy

NRO Celebrates 50 Years Of National Service
 
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) celebrated 50 years of national service with a cake-cutting ceremony on September 8, 2011. The event was part of an 18-month  commemoration, which will include the formal unveiling of the Gambit and Hexagon legacy reconnaissance systems during a gala celebration the evening of September 17, at the Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar Hazy Centre, Chantilly, VA.
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