NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space Station
To continue regular crew transportation to the International Space Station, NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through a contract modification.
NASA has extended its partnership with SpaceX by awarding three new crew missions to the International Space Station. The modification, part of the agency's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract, brings the total missions for SpaceX under this agreement to 17. The new missions, designated as Crew-15, Crew-16, and Crew-17, will cost NASA $946 million, including ground, launch, in-orbit, and return and recovery operations, cargo transportation, and a lifeboat capability.
The period of performance for these missions extends through 2030, increasing the total CCtCap contract value with SpaceX to $5.92 billion.
The CCtCap contract, signed in 2014, requires NASA to certify that a provider's space transportation system meets the agency's requirements before flying missions with astronauts. SpaceX received this certification in November 2020. Currently, SpaceX's Crew-12 mission is in orbit, docked to the space station, carrying up to four astronauts and critical cargo. The Crew-15, Crew-16, and Crew-17 missions will continue NASA's access to the station with two unique commercial crew industry partners.
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