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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has signed an agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to launch five more missions to the International Space Station (ISS) with astronauts.
As reported by Ukrinform, this was reported by Space.com.
The total value of the contract is USD 1.4 billion.
The US agency said the agreement, which provides for the use of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 launch vehicle, will ensure NASA’s uninterrupted access to the ISS by 2030.
The contract with Musk’s company will cover missions from Crew-10 to Crew-14 for a total of about 20 seats on the spacecraft.
SpaceX’s Crew-5 mission is expected to begin in early October, while Crew-4 is currently on the space station.
While NASA is using Boeing’s Starliner capsule to transport humans into space relatively soon, SpaceX said it is currently the only company certified for the agency to fly operational crewed missions.
As reported by Ukrinform, the first spaceflight of the Boeing-made Starliner capsule with astronauts on board has been postponed to next year due to repair of the capsule after the final test flight.
Photograph: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
Source: Ukrinform
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