Musk’s SpaceX wins $130 million Air Force contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX a $130 million contract for a future satellite launch, the first major classified deal for the company’s Falcon Heavy rocket.
SpaceX will help to launch the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)-52 satellite set to launch in fiscal year 2020 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Hawthorne, Calif.-based company will provide “launch vehicle production, mission integration and launch operations,” the Air Force said in a statement.
The contract for an expendable launch vehicle, which falls away from its payload after burning up all its fuel, “directly supports Space and Missile Systems Center’s (SMC) mission of delivering resilient and affordable space capabilities,” executive director Lt. Gen. John Thompson said.
The contract is the fifth awarded under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program, which uses rockets capable of carrying heavier payloads to support U.S. national security needs. SpaceX was previously awarded a $290 million contract to help with other satellite launch missions.
In a statement, company president Gwynne Shotwell said SpaceX was “pleased to continue offering the American taxpayer the most cost-effective, reliable launch services for vital national security space missions.”
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The U.S. Air Force awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX a $130 million contract for a future satellite launch, the first major classified deal for the company’s Falcon Heavy rocket.
SpaceX will help to launch the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)-52 satellite set to launch in fiscal year 2020 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Hawthorne, Calif.-based company will provide “launch vehicle production, mission integration and launch operations,” the Air Force said in a statement.
The contract for an expendable launch vehicle, which falls away from its payload after burning up all its fuel, “directly supports Space and Missile Systems Center’s (SMC) mission of delivering resilient and affordable space capabilities,” executive director Lt. Gen. John Thompson said.
The contract is the fifth awarded under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program, which uses rockets capable of carrying heavier payloads to support U.S. national security needs. SpaceX was previously awarded a $290 million contract to help with other satellite launch missions.
In a statement, company president Gwynne Shotwell said SpaceX was “pleased to continue offering the American taxpayer the most cost-effective, reliable launch services for vital national security space missions.”
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