Blastoff! SpaceX launches next-gen US spy satellites from California, nails landing January 11, 2025 Kim Future Space Exploration Future Space A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-153 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 10, 2024 at 10:53 p.m. EST (7:53 p.m. local California time). Credit VideoFromSpace