# National Reconnaissance Office on The No Agenda Show

National Reconnaissance Office comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from January 2011 to October 2017.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** January 2011 – October 2017
- **Related topics:** [Atlas V](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/atlas-v.md), [Nro](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nro.md), [Spy Satellite](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/spy-satellite.md), [Challenge Coin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/challenge-coin.md), [Rocket Launch](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rocket-launch.md), [Vandenberg](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vandenberg.md), [Vandenberg Air Force Base](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vandenberg-air-force-base.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### National Reconnaissance Office Challenge Coin, NRO Launch 42

- **Episode:** [969: Sock Puppet Media](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/969-sock-puppet-media.md)
- **Published:** 2017-10-01
- **Time:** 1:15:15–1:17:36
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/969-sock-puppet-media/chapter/national-reconnaissance-office-challenge-coin-nro-launch-42.md

The hosts examine a challenge coin sent by a listener commemorating the Atlas V launch of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The coin features the number 42 and various symbols, leading to speculation about references to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and other inside jokes within the intelligence community.

Keywords: [nro](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nro.md), [national reconnaissance office](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-reconnaissance-office.md), [challenge coin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/challenge-coin.md), [atlas v](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/atlas-v.md), hitchhiker's guide

### Atlas V Rocket Launch and NRO Spying

- **Episode:** [295: Poledancing for College](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/295-poledancing-for-college.md)
- **Published:** 2011-04-14
- **Time:** 1:44:33–1:46:03
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/295-poledancing-for-college/chapter/atlas-v-rocket-launch-and-nro-spying.md

An Atlas V rocket is scheduled for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The hosts criticize the high cost of the classified mission, which they characterize as a spy satellite used to monitor domestic populations.

Keywords: [atlas v](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/atlas-v.md), [vandenberg](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vandenberg.md), [national reconnaissance office](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-reconnaissance-office.md), [spy satellite](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/spy-satellite.md), [rocket launch](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rocket-launch.md)

### NRO Delta IV Heavy Rocket Launch from Vandenberg

- **Episode:** [271: By Executive Order](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/271-by-executive-order.md)
- **Published:** 2011-01-20
- **Time:** 2:05:31–2:07:58
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/271-by-executive-order/chapter/nro-delta-iv-heavy-rocket-launch-from-vandenberg.md

A Delta IV Heavy rocket is scheduled for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The mission is described as deploying a massive spy satellite capable of high-resolution surveillance for the CIA and Department of Defense.

Keywords: [vandenberg air force base](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vandenberg-air-force-base.md), delta iv heavy, [nro](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nro.md), [spy satellite](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/spy-satellite.md), [national reconnaissance office](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-reconnaissance-office.md)

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