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. The post NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space Station appeared first on NASA Science .
NASA has extended its partnership with SpaceX by awarding the company three additional crew flights to the International Space Station, part of a contract modification for the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) program. This decision comes as part of NASA's ongoing efforts to ensure continuous access to the space station, with two distinct commercial crew industry partners.
The modification brings SpaceX's total missions under the contract to 17, further solidifying the company's role in supporting the agency's space exploration goals. The total value of the modification for the three missions and associated services is $946 million, spanning ground, launch, in-orbit, and return and recovery operations, cargo transportation, and a lifeboat capability for each mission.
The contract's performance period extends through 2030, with a total contract value with SpaceX reaching $5.92 billion. This decision follows a notice of intent issued by NASA in May, seeking additional missions from SpaceX. While the current sole-source modification with Boeing does not exclude NASA from seeking future modifications for additional transportation services, SpaceX's twelfth crew rotation mission, Crew-12, is currently docked to the space station, transporting astronauts and cargo to support ongoing research and experiments.
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