National Reconnaissance Office

**We see from the perspective of stars** NRO systems address the nation's toughest intelligence challenges, providing information and perspectives unavailable from other sources. Millions of people depend on vital intelligence that NRO capabilities deliver every day. **The world leader in space** NRO develops, acquires, launches, and operates space-based assets and ground systems to see, hear, and sense threats around the world in real time. **ABOVE AND BEYOND** NRO's motto "Supra et Ultra," meaning Above and Beyond, reflects our mission to use our exquisite capabilities to secure and expand U.S. intelligence; to see, hear, and sense all around us; all in alignment with our values of operating with personal integrity and accountability, mission excellence, and teamwork.