Cape Canaveral, United States of America. 21 April, 2026. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the U.S Space Force National Security Space Launch Global Positioning System blasts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, April 21, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Credit: SpaceX/US Space Force/Alamy Live News

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