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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A rocket trail of light shoots up into the stars over the ocean at night.

Beam Me Up

A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off for a mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., July 26, 2025. The mission added another 28 satellites to the constellation of more than 7,000 currently in low Earth orbit.

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