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Friday, 7/3, 12:46 AM
Startups Are Now Flying the U.S. Space Force's Orbital Missions
- In a June exercise called Victus Haze, two private companies — Rocket Lab and True Anomaly — carried out an orbital maneuver for the U.S.
- Space Force, launching a satellite on hours' notice and then having a second spacecraft find and inspect it in orbit.
- It's a vivid sign of how the military is outsourcing space operations to startups.