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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A rocket launches leaving a yellowish streak from a cloudy dark sky to a body of water as its reflection is seen in the foreground.

Radiant Reflection

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 27 more satellites to the constellation, bringing the total to more than 7,000 currently in low Earth orbit.

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