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ScienceMay 6, 2026

Exiting NRO director Chris Scolese’s legacy: commercial partnerships; public engagement

Exiting NRO director Chris Scolese’s legacy: commercial partnerships; public engagement
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Exiting NRO director Chris Scolese's legacy: commercial partnerships; public engagement.

Exiting NRO director Chris Scolese's legacy: commercial partnerships; public engagement In a 2022 address to the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, the director of the National Reconnaissance Office, Chris Scolese, sounded a warning.

Record numbers of satellites were being launched, he said, and competitors including China and Russia were developing tools, on the ground and in orbit, that put American space infrastructure at risk.

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