GoKawiilNASA adds three more SpaceX Dragon crew flights to ISS worth $946 million
NASA has expanded its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract with SpaceX, adding three additional crewed Dragon missions to the International Space Station through 2030. The new award is worth up to $946 million and brings SpaceX's total operational flights under the contract to 17, pushing its cumulative earnings from NASA to $5.92 billion. SpaceX shares ISS crew transport duties with Boeing, whose Starliner is set to begin crewed flights in 2027 after an unpiloted test flight.
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The extension secures NASA's crew access to the ISS through the rest of its planned lifespan while keeping two competing providers in play, reducing reliance on any single company. It also underscores SpaceX's financial dependence on government contracts even as it pivots long-term ambitions toward Starship and reportedly scales back its six-year-old Dragon program.
- SpaceX secures three more crewed ISS missions worth up to $946 million through 2030
- Total NASA payments to SpaceX under this contract now reach $5.92 billion
- Boeing's Starliner remains NASA's backup crew option, with crewed flights targeted for 2027
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