NASA will pay Boeing more than twice as much as SpaceX for crew seats - by SciGuySpace
NASA confirmed Wednesday that it has awarded five additional crew transportation missions to SpaceX, and its Crew Dragon vehicle, to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station. This brings to 14 the total number of crewed missions that SpaceX is contracted to fly for NASA through 2030.
"NASA may have a need for additional crew flights to the International Space Station beyond the missions the agency has purchased to date," agency spokesman Josh Finch told Ars."The current sole source modification for SpaceX does not preclude NASA from seeking future contract modifications for additional transportation services, as needed."
Whatever NASA's ultimate reasons, it is clear in hindsight that the space agency has gotten a much better deal from SpaceX in the commercial crew competition. For the same services, development of Crew Dragon and six operational missions, NASA paid SpaceX $2.6 billion. After its initial award, NASA has agreed to buy an additional eight flights from SpaceX—Crew-7, -8, -9, -10, -11, -12, -13, and -14—through the year 2030. This brings the total contract awarded to SpaceX to $4.93 billion.
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