NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, a modification under the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to add Starship to their existing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch service offerings. ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

More SpaceX Launches, and Aiming for the Moon

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NASA Adds SpaceX's Starship To Launch Services Program Fleet

Despite recent test failures, NASA has added SpaceX's Starship to its Launch Services Program contract, allowing it to compete for future science missions once it achieves a successful orbital flight. Florida Today reports: NASA announced the addition Friday to its current launch provider contract with SpaceX, which covers the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. This opens the possibility of Starship flying future NASA science missions -- that is once St…

NASA to Launch Three Rockets in Alaska to Study Auroral Substorms’ Impact

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The US space agency NASA has entered into an agreement with SpaceX, including the Starship rocket in its launch program under the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract. Previously, the joint work covered only the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. With the new agreement, SpaceX will be able to use its latest development to launch various satellites and scientific equipment into orbit. The NLS contract... The post SpaceX and Starship: until 2032…

Miami, 28 Mar (EFE).- The U.S. space agency granted the company of Elon Musk, SpaceX, an extension of its NASA II Launch Services contract to include the huge Starship rocket, in addition to its current services with Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy propellants in its launch programs. The Starship, the world's largest rocket and key to the U.S. plans for a permanent return to the Moon, has conducted eight test flights with mixed results. NLS II contrac…