A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches the Space Development Agency’s third Tranche 1 data transport mission to low Earth orbit. Credit: SpaceX
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has more than doubled the number of national security launch services it expects to procure, from 151 in its 2022 baseline to 337 under its latest estimate, as the U.S. military and intelligence community put more satellites into orbit.
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