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Satellites Eye Trump’s White House Ballroom Project

Planet Labs also seeks more US government contracts.
The White House before the demolition of the East Wing (top), and after.Source: Planet Labs PBC
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Greetings, it’s Bruce Einhorn in Princeton, New Jersey. Space companies not controlled by Elon Musk aren’t often in headlines about politics, but that’s what’s happened to Planet Labs thanks to some photos of the White House by the satellite operator. But first ...

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