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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A rocket launches from a space station leaving behind plumes of smoke.

Rocket Launch

A rocket carrying a spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., June 5, 2024. The mission launched NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams to the International Space Station,

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