Cordell DeLaPena, Program Executive Officer, Space Production, Space Systems Command, signs a thermal space blanket, during the “Space Blanket” signing ceremony, at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Space Systems Center (SSC), in El Segundo, Calif., Mar. 24, 2022. The space blanket will protect sensitive components inside the sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-6) satellite from extreme temperature changes during its life-span around Earth’s orbit. (Photo by: Walter Talens, SSC/PA)

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