SpaceX Receives $950 Million NASA Contract Extension for Three More Crewed ISS Flights
The extension adds three additional Crew Dragon missions to an existing NASA contract, according to a CNBC report.
SpaceX has been awarded an extension to an existing NASA contract worth approximately $950 million, which will fund three additional crewed Dragon spacecraft flights to the International Space Station, CNBC reported.
According to the report, the extension builds on SpaceX's current agreement with NASA rather than establishing a new contract, allowing the company to continue flying astronauts to the orbiting laboratory.
The report did not specify a timeline for when the three additional missions would take place or provide further details on the scope of the extension beyond the monetary value and the number of flights involved.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon has been a key vehicle for NASA's crewed missions to the ISS since the company began flying astronauts for the agency, and the latest contract extension underscores the continuation of that partnership, per CNBC.
Neither NASA nor SpaceX provided additional comment in the CNBC report beyond confirmation of the contract extension's value and scope.
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