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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Satellite Mission

NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites mission deploys into orbit after launching on a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 23, 2025.

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