NROL-85 Mission Launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket first stage makes its return landing to Space Launch Complex-4 East, following the launch of National Reconnaissance Office mission NROL-85, April 17, 2022, at 6:13 a.m. PST, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. NROL-85 is the first NRO mission to reuse a SpaceX rocket booster, and is the second Falcon 9 launch procured through the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contract to launch from the Western Range. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tiarra Sibley)
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Airman 1st Class Tiarra Sibley
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