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SpaceX extends contract with NASA for another two years

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OUR SpaceX will give even more money to its founder Elon Musk. OUR NASAThe US space agency has extended the contract for Resupply missions for the International Space

OUR SpaceX will give even more money to its founder Elon Musk. OUR NASAThe US space agency has extended the contract for Resupply missions for the International Space Station (ISS) two more years from SpaceX and Northrop Grumman. The contracts expire in 2024 and will be extended until 2026.

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More missions for companies

With a new contract with NASAbut SpaceX and Northrop Grumman will do six more missions Commercial Supply Services-2 (CRS-2) – Commercial replenishment services, loosely translated – everyone. These missions serve to replenish ISS with supplies. The contract extension may be due to US government sanctions against Russia. OUR roscosmosRussian space agency often uses Soyuz spacecraft for refueling ISS. However, there are concerns about roscosmos and the war in Ukraine affect future missions with ISS

OUR SpaceX use the spaceship The Dragon and your missiles Falcon 9 for missions TsRS-2while manned missions use Crew Dragon. Due to contract extension Elon Musk company will reach a total of 15 resupply missions. already Northman Grumman 14. The maximum amount that companies can receive from missions Commercial Procurement Services-2 is $14 billion (each). This value depends on the total number of missions, SpaceX and Northrop Grumman done. OUR NASA also hired Sierra Nevada Corporation for missions TsRS-2. but Sierra performed only three restocks yet.

SpaceX will deliver competitor satellites into space

OneWeb, a British satellite internet company, has announced that it will use SpaceX’s infrastructure to send its satellites into space. The company turned to a competitor, the owner of Starlink satellite internet, after Roscosmos made a number of demands to keep the contract to send OneWeb equipment.

OUR One Web one of its investors is the UK government. To retaliate against British sanctions, roscosmos demanded that the government sell its stake in One Web and ensure that satellites are not used for military purposes. The UK is part of a group of investors who have invested $1 billion in the company. Prior to the announcement of a partnership with SpaceXbut One Web suspended all future releases from roscosmos.


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Source: Mundo Conectado

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