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SpaceX lands a $4 billion contract to help build Trump's Golden Dome
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SpaceX has been awarded a contract worth roughly $4.16 billion by the U.S. Space Force to develop a space-based missile-tracking network for the “Golden Dome” defense system. The agreement calls for the construction of satellites that will detect and track targets from orbit, expanding SpaceX’s existing work on other components of the program.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·US Space Force says SpaceX won a $4.16B contract to build a space-based tracking network as part of President Trump's Golden Dome defensive shield (Sana Pashankar/Bloomberg)
- The Verge·SpaceX gets $4 billion contract to build missile-tracking ‘Golden Dome’ satellites
SpaceX received a $4.16 billion contract to build missile-tracking satellites for the "Golden Dome" defense system. The satellites will detect and track targets from space. SpaceX already has contracts with the US Space Force to develop other parts of the Golden Dome.
- The Next Web·SpaceX just won a second Golden Dome contract. This one is $4.16 billion.
- Engadget·SpaceX lands a $4 billion contract to help build Trump's Golden Dome
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