The U.S. Space Force assigned 21 rocket launches to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) that are worth about $2.5 billion in total.
The U.S. Space Force assigned 21 rocket launches to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance in the last round of orders under a multi-year national security program.
Space Force's Space Systems Command on Tuesday announced the mission assignments, which represent the last round of orders under a multi-year program called National Security Space Launch Phase 2. Space Systems Command said the missions are scheduled to launch over the next two to three years. ULA, a joint venture of, will use its soon-to-debut Vulcan rocket for the 11 missions, while SpaceX will fly seven missions with its Falcon 9 rocket and three missions with its Falcon Heavy rocket.Originally, Phase 2 was to consist of 34 missions. Space Force had previously announced that of mission assignments, 60% would go to ULA and 40% to SpaceX.
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