Space Force awards $2.5 billion in rocket contracts to SpaceX and ULA for 21 launches

[Jose Garcia]

Source: CNBC

The U.S. Space Force assigned 21 rocket launches to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance, worth about $2.5 billion in total, the military branch told CNBC.

Space Force's Space Systems Command on Tuesday announced the mission assignments, which represent the last round of orders under a multiyear program called National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2.

The final batch of assignments were split almost evenly, according to Col. Doug Pentecost, the deputy program executive officer of the Space Force's Space Systems Command. ULA received 11 missions, valued at $1.3 billion, and SpaceX received 10 missions, valued at $1.23 billion.



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[2naSalit]

1. Maybe...

The gov't should nationalize that company. It would serve to justify continuing to give them taxpayer $$.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

2. Why are we funneling money to this security risk?

Time to ween off the musk and start funding nasa again.