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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A rocket leaves a yellowish streak from a cloudy dark sky to field with lights in the background.

Blast Off

A Falcon 9 rocket launches for a mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., July 2, 2025. The mission added another 27 satellites to the constellation of more than 7,000 satellites currently in low Earth orbit.

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