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DoD Still Mum On Fate Of Mysterious Zuma Spacecraft

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, January 11th, 2018

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DoD Still Mum On Fate Of Mysterious Zuma Spacecraft

SpaceX launches the JCSAT-16 commercial communications satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket. Photo: SpaceX

Four days after the U.S. government’s classified Zuma spacecraft apparently failed after being launched on a SpaceX rocket, the Department of Defense remained mum on exactly what happened.At a Pentagon press briefing Jan. 11, DoD spokeswoman Dana White declined to comment on the matter, referring questions to SpaceX.“We’re not going to be able to give you any more information,” added Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., the Joint Staff director.While congressional aides have been told that the Zuma mission…

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