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This image provided by Space X shows a Space X rocket carrying the U.S. Space Force’s mini shuttle preparing to launch on a secret mission, Wednesday , Aug. 20, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Space X via AP) (Space X via AP)

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This image provided by Space X shows a Space X rocket carrying the U.S. Space Force’s mini shuttle preparing to launch on a secret mission, Wednesday , Aug. 20, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Space X via AP) (Space X via AP)

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Astronauts, from left, Oleg Platonov, of Russia, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui, of Japan, pose for a photo as they leave the Operations and Checkout Building for a trip the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A and a planned liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Cape Canaveral , Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Astronaut Zena Cardman waves as she leaves the Operations and Checkout Building for a trip the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A and a planned liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Cape Canaveral , Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Astronauts, from left, Oleg Platonov, of Russia, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui, of Japan react as they leave the Operations and Checkout Building for a trip the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A and a planned liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Cape Canaveral , Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, left, with the crew Dragon capsule attached, sits on Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the crew Dragon capsule attached, sits on Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)