SpaceX is set to fly additional NASA astronaut crews to the International Space Station under an expanded contract worth $5.92 billion. The update increases the number of NASA astronaut flights covered by the agreement and raises the contract’s overall value.
According to reporting from multiple outlets on the same announcement, the expanded terms bring SpaceX’s total number of NASA astronaut flights under the contract to 17. The outlets frame the change as a broadening of SpaceX’s role in routine crew transport services to the space station, with the increased funding reflecting the additional missions included in the deal. While the coverage focuses on the dollar figure and flight count, it does not significantly diverge on the core details of what the expansion changes: more covered flights and a higher total contract value.
