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Sawyer Merritt@SawyerMerritt

NEWS: SpaceX is reportedly building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a contract with a U.S. intelligence agency. The network is being built by SpaceX's Starshield business unit under a $1.8 billion contract signed in 2021. t.co

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