Private space pilots are flying orbital missions for the US Space Force
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Two private space startups, True Anomaly and Rocket Lab, completed a classified orbital spy mission for the U.S. Space Force, with one satellite tracking and photographing the other in orbit. The mission demonstrated rapid-launch reconnaissance capabilities needed to monitor Chinese and Russian space weapons, with True Anomaly competing for the Space Force's $6.2 billion Andromeda program.
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