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SpaceX to Fly More NASA Crews to Space Station Under Expanded $5.92 Billion Deal
The modification brings SpaceX’s total NASA crew missions to 17 and keeps U.S. astronaut access to the station through 2030.
- On Friday, NASA awarded SpaceX a $946 million contract to fly three additional astronaut missions—Crew-15, Crew-16, and Crew-17—to the International Space Station through 2030.
- NASA established the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract in 2014 to ensure independent U.S. access to the station and reduce reliance on Russia's Soyuz spacecraft.
- This modification increases SpaceX's total awarded missions to 17, bringing the cumulative contract value to $5.92 billion as NASA relies on the company to maintain station access while Boeing develops its Starliner.
- Following issues with Boeing's Starliner in 2024, which forced astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return on a Dragon, NASA prioritizes two commercial providers to ensure operations continue despite technical failures.
- Crew-13 is scheduled to launch in October, followed by Crew-14 next spring; the agency does not rule out future contract modifications to maintain necessary transportation services.
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SpaceX to fly more NASA crews to space station under expanded $5.92 billion deal
Sept 18 : NASA said Friday that the agency had given SpaceX a $946 million contract to fly three more astronaut missions to the International Space Station, extending the company's crewed flights to the station through 2030.The deal brings SpaceX's total number of NASA astronaut flights under the contract to
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