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SpaceX gets $4 billion contract to build missile-tracking ‘Golden Dome’ satellites

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The Pentagon awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to build missile-tracking satellites linked with President Donald Trump's planned "Golden Dome" defense system, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. In an announcement on Friday, the US Space Force says the sensor-equipped satellites will allow it to

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SpaceX gets $4 billion contract to build missile-tracking ‘Golden Dome’ satellites

Why this matters for military families

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