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As Tensions Soar With Russia, NASA Buys a Ton of SpaceX Astronaut Launches

Futurism

 by VICTOR TANGERMANN

March 1, 2022

NASA has awarded SpaceX contracts for three more Crew Dragon trips to the International Space Station, which brings the total number of crewed missions to the outpost for the company from six to nine, including the three successful operational trips from the last two years.

The newly signed contract is an extension of the agency’s Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract, and will allow “NASA to maintain an uninterrupted US capability for human access to the space station,” according to an announcement.

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