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Naval Research Lab Tracking Station Steers Space Operations, 70 Years of Eyes in the Skies
July 31, 2026 — In early 1956, in a remote corner of Southern Maryland, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) began constructing the facility that would help define the American Space Age. From tracking the world's first satellite, Sputnik I, to serving as today’s complex mission operations hub, NRL’s Blossom Point Tracking Facility (BPTF) remains a bedrock of naval innovation and the U.S. Navy’s gateway to the stars... MORE

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) personnel, family and alumni gather for a group photo outside Blossom Point Tracking Facility (BPTF), commemorating the facility’s 70th anniversary in Welcome, Md., July 30, 2026. (U.S. Navy Photo by Sarah Peterson)

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