
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V carrying a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on Thursday, the Air Force said on Wednesday. The launch window is set to open at 7:17 p.m. PDT. ULA is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Boeing [BA]. “Our team and mission partners have put a lot of hard work into preparing for this important mission for our Nation,” Col. Keith…