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Brett Tingley

Pentagon moves to declassify some secret space programs and technologies

A white rocket blasts off during the day, leaving a streak of fire behind it.

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) wants to declassify more space programs in order to boost the nation's military edge in space.

As the world's superpowers continue to invest in the militarization of space, some leaders at the Pentagon believe it's time to declassify some of the secretive space programs in the United States' portfolio. To that end, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks recently approved a new policy that will reduce the classification level of some highly secret space programs and technologies.

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