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Ars Technica reports that SpaceX is working with Northrop Grumman, a defense contracting company, on a constellation of spy satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. 🔗 https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/spacex-working-with-northrop-grumman-on-spy-satellites-for-us-government/
"It is in the government's interest to not be totally invested in one company run by one person," one of the news agency's sources said, most likely referring to SpaceX founder Elon Musk.
This spysat constellation is considered to be "proliferated" because there will be swarms of satellites launched into low-Earth orbit to provide imaging and other capabilities, and these should be less vulnerable to enemy attack because of their large numbers.
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