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    A person stands near three large metal rocket engine nozzles inside an industrial facility with blue curtains and various machinery.
    Rocket engines and their factories could become part of the U.S. critical infrastructure, a designation that could result in greater protection from cyber and physical threats because of their roles in launching national security satellites. Here, nozzles for Blue Origin’s BE-4 at its factory.
    Engineers in blue lab coats work inside a spacecraft assembly facility, with a partially constructed rocket section in the foreground and a large American flag hanging on the wall in the background.
    United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V Centaur upper stages, one of which is shown in ULA’s Alabama factory, could soon begin launching astronauts for NASA. Declaring space technology as a critical infrastructure could improve their cybersecurity, some experts say.
    Aerial view of Spaceport America in New Mexico, showing a large modern building and surrounding desert terrain with distant mountains in the background.
    Spaceport America, the commercial spaceport in New Mexico. The facility’s cyber and physical security would receive additional U.S. government scrutiny if space were designated critical infrastructure.
    Technicians in lab coats work on large, rectangular equipment inside a cleanroom with bright, overhead lighting. The space is organized with various machinery and carts.
    The security of the GPS network is of special concern due to its role in banking, communications and more. GPS III satellites are shown at Lockheed Martin’s processing center in Colorado.
    A person stands in an anechoic chamber with serrated, sound-absorbing walls and ceiling, beside a red scaffolding.
    The anechoic test chamber at Lockheed Martin’s GPS III Processing Facility in Colorado, where the company builds GPS satellites.