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  "id": 1819668,
  "title": "Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/rocket-lab-to-test-space-force-data-network-connection-in-orbit-in",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T22:52:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SpaceNews",
    "slug": "spacenews",
    "url": "https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-to-test-space-force-data-network-connection-in-orbit-in-2027/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The company will use a Photon spacecraft to test interoperability with the Space Data Network's core infrastructure built by SpaceX The post Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027 appeared first on SpaceNews .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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