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The U.S. Space Force has awarded $60 million to Amazon LEO for Government, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rocket Lab, and York Space Systems to test connecting their systems to the Space Data Network, whose core is being provided by SpaceX. The tests aim to develop standardized interfaces and space-based exchange points that reduce reliance on a single provider.