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SpaceX scores another $950 million from NASA for 3 more crewed flights to ISS
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SpaceX has expanded its contract with NASA and will conduct an additional three crewed Dragon flights to the International Space Station through 2030, netting Elon Musk's company up to $946 million upon completion.
Key facts
- SpaceX has expanded its contract with NASA and will conduct an additional three crewed Dragon flights to the International Space Station through 2030, netting Elon Musk's company up to $946 million
- NASA's Crew 13 launch with SpaceX is expected in October, and Crew 14 is looking to fly next spring
- Under this contract with NASA, SpaceX will have earned $5.92 billion from the space agency
- The award for flight support brings SpaceX's total missions under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract to 17 operational flights, the space agency said and "helps NASA to maintain
Summary
The award for flight support brings SpaceX's total missions under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract to 17 operational flights, the space agency said and "helps NASA to maintain access to the space station with two unique commercial crew industry partners. Boeing is also providing flights to the ISS for NASA via its Starliner, which is expected to fly without people on board in a few months, and to conduct crewed missions starting in the third quarter of 2027. SpaceX will provide "ground, launch, in-orbit, and return and recovery operations, cargo transportation for each mission, and a lifeboat capability while docked to the International Space Station," NASA said. SpaceX went public in June in the largest IPO on record.