Nasa Awards Spacex 1.4 Billion For 5 More Astronaut Missions

NASA has just awarded SpaceX five additional astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS) under a new $1.4 billion deal that amends an existing agreement between the two organizations. The deal, which will use SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rockets, “allows NASA to maintain an uninterrupted US capability for human access to the space station through 2030,” NASA officials said in a briefing today ( August 31) (opens in new tab). The pact will cover Crew-10 through Crew-14 missions, representing about 20 spacecraft slots in total. (SpaceX’s Crew-5 is expected to launch in early October, and Crew-4 is currently on the space station.) While NASA is using Boeing’s Starliner capsule to fly humans into space relatively soon, SpaceX is currently the only company certified to fly operational crewed missions for the agency. In pictures: Amazing launch photos of SpaceX’s Crew-4 mission SpaceX also received a trio of astronaut flights from NASA in December as part of a sole-source modification to the Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities (CCtCap) contract, which was first awarded in 2014. “SpaceX’s crew transport system is the only one certified to meet NASA’s safety requirements for crew transportation to the space station and maintain the agency’s commitment to its international partners in the required time frame,” agency officials said at the time . SpaceX’s CCtCap deal is now worth a total of $4.9 billion, NASA officials said in today’s briefing. NASA plans to carry out astronaut missions to the ISS until at least 2030. The agency was just approved by President Joe Biden to extend its participation in the orbiter for six more years, beyond 2024. However, the space station’s major partner, Russia, plans to retire from the ISS after 2024 to build a Russian-operated space station. However, this new station probably won’t be ready until at least 2028, experts say. There’s no word yet on how NASA and any remaining ISS partners will fill operational gaps left by the Russians, such as periodically boosting the space station to keep it at the proper height above Earth. Follow Elizabeth Howell on Twitter @howellspace (opens in new tab). Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom (opens in a new tab) or Facebook (opens in a new tab).

title: “Nasa Awards Spacex 1.4 Billion For 5 More Astronaut Missions Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-13” author: “Edith Bettis”

NASA has just awarded SpaceX five additional astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS) under a new $1.4 billion deal that amends an existing agreement between the two organizations. The deal, which will use SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rockets, “allows NASA to maintain an uninterrupted US capability for human access to the space station through 2030,” NASA officials said in a briefing today ( August 31) (opens in new tab). The pact will cover Crew-10 through Crew-14 missions, representing about 20 spacecraft slots in total. (SpaceX’s Crew-5 is expected to launch in early October, and Crew-4 is currently on the space station.) While NASA is using Boeing’s Starliner capsule to fly humans into space relatively soon, SpaceX is currently the only company certified to fly operational crewed missions for the agency. In pictures: Amazing launch photos of SpaceX’s Crew-4 mission SpaceX also received a trio of astronaut flights from NASA in December as part of a sole-source modification to the Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities (CCtCap) contract, which was first awarded in 2014. “SpaceX’s crew transport system is the only one certified to meet NASA’s safety requirements for crew transportation to the space station and maintain the agency’s commitment to its international partners in the required time frame,” agency officials said at the time . SpaceX’s CCtCap deal is now worth a total of $4.9 billion, NASA officials said in today’s briefing. NASA plans to carry out astronaut missions to the ISS until at least 2030. The agency was just approved by President Joe Biden to extend its participation in the orbiter for six more years, beyond 2024. However, the space station’s major partner, Russia, plans to retire from the ISS after 2024 to build a Russian-operated space station. However, this new station probably won’t be ready until at least 2028, experts say. There’s no word yet on how NASA and any remaining ISS partners will fill operational gaps left by the Russians, such as periodically boosting the space station to keep it at the proper height above Earth. Follow Elizabeth Howell on Twitter @howellspace (opens in new tab). Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom (opens in a new tab) or Facebook (opens in a new tab).

title: “Nasa Awards Spacex 1.4 Billion For 5 More Astronaut Missions Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Derek Arnold”

NASA has just awarded SpaceX five additional astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS) under a new $1.4 billion deal that amends an existing agreement between the two organizations. The deal, which will use SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rockets, “allows NASA to maintain an uninterrupted US capability for human access to the space station through 2030,” NASA officials said in a briefing today ( August 31) (opens in new tab). The pact will cover Crew-10 through Crew-14 missions, representing about 20 spacecraft slots in total. (SpaceX’s Crew-5 is expected to launch in early October, and Crew-4 is currently on the space station.) While NASA is using Boeing’s Starliner capsule to fly humans into space relatively soon, SpaceX is currently the only company certified to fly operational crewed missions for the agency. In pictures: Amazing launch photos of SpaceX’s Crew-4 mission SpaceX also received a trio of astronaut flights from NASA in December as part of a sole-source modification to the Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities (CCtCap) contract, which was first awarded in 2014. “SpaceX’s crew transport system is the only one certified to meet NASA’s safety requirements for crew transportation to the space station and maintain the agency’s commitment to its international partners in the required time frame,” agency officials said at the time . SpaceX’s CCtCap deal is now worth a total of $4.9 billion, NASA officials said in today’s briefing. NASA plans to carry out astronaut missions to the ISS until at least 2030. The agency was just approved by President Joe Biden to extend its participation in the orbiter for six more years, beyond 2024. However, the space station’s major partner, Russia, plans to retire from the ISS after 2024 to build a Russian-operated space station. However, this new station probably won’t be ready until at least 2028, experts say. There’s no word yet on how NASA and any remaining ISS partners will fill operational gaps left by the Russians, such as periodically boosting the space station to keep it at the proper height above Earth. Follow Elizabeth Howell on Twitter @howellspace (opens in new tab). Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom (opens in a new tab) or Facebook (opens in a new tab).

title: “Nasa Awards Spacex 1.4 Billion For 5 More Astronaut Missions Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-08” author: “Grant Thomas”

NASA has just awarded SpaceX five additional astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS) under a new $1.4 billion deal that amends an existing agreement between the two organizations. The deal, which will use SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rockets, “allows NASA to maintain an uninterrupted US capability for human access to the space station through 2030,” NASA officials said in a briefing today ( August 31) (opens in new tab). The pact will cover Crew-10 through Crew-14 missions, representing about 20 spacecraft slots in total. (SpaceX’s Crew-5 is expected to launch in early October, and Crew-4 is currently on the space station.) While NASA is using Boeing’s Starliner capsule to fly humans into space relatively soon, SpaceX is currently the only company certified to fly operational crewed missions for the agency. In pictures: Amazing launch photos of SpaceX’s Crew-4 mission SpaceX also received a trio of astronaut flights from NASA in December as part of a sole-source modification to the Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities (CCtCap) contract, which was first awarded in 2014. “SpaceX’s crew transport system is the only one certified to meet NASA’s safety requirements for crew transportation to the space station and maintain the agency’s commitment to its international partners in the required time frame,” agency officials said at the time . SpaceX’s CCtCap deal is now worth a total of $4.9 billion, NASA officials said in today’s briefing. NASA plans to carry out astronaut missions to the ISS until at least 2030. The agency was just approved by President Joe Biden to extend its participation in the orbiter for six more years, beyond 2024. However, the space station’s major partner, Russia, plans to retire from the ISS after 2024 to build a Russian-operated space station. However, this new station probably won’t be ready until at least 2028, experts say. There’s no word yet on how NASA and any remaining ISS partners will fill operational gaps left by the Russians, such as periodically boosting the space station to keep it at the proper height above Earth. Follow Elizabeth Howell on Twitter @howellspace (opens in new tab). Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom (opens in a new tab) or Facebook (opens in a new tab).