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SpaceX to launch 4 Falcon Heavy rockets as part of newest U.S. national security missions award

The latest missions carrying payloads for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) were announced on Friday with a combined value of $1.142 billion.

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