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Three Space Force launches draw no offers after SpaceX passes on Falcon, POLITICO reports

SpaceX declined to offer its services for three future military missions, and no other rocket company offered to take them, POLITICO reported Oct. 22.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Space Development Agency's T1TL-C mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Oct. 15, 2025.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Space Development Agency's T1TL-C mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Oct. 15, 2025. U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes · Public domain

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