U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Space Operations Command executed an accelerated timeline to meet a specific warfighter need through a Rapid Response Trailblazer launch, Dec. 16, 2024. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched this National Security Space Launch mission with a GPS III Space Vehicle aboard, named SV-07, Dec. 16, 2024, from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. (Lockheed Martin courtesy photo)