# NASA Awards SpaceX ISS Crew Missions

NASA awarded SpaceX a **$946 million** contract on September 18, 2026, to conduct three additional crewed missions to the International Space Station (ISS) through 2030 under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) program. This contract extension increases SpaceX's total Commercial Crew missions to 17 and raises the cumulative contract value to approximately $5.9 billion, reinforcing NASA's continued reliance on commercial partners for astronaut transportation and ISS operations.

- This award highlights ongoing opportunities for commercial aerospace contractors supporting human spaceflight and ISS logistics.
- Procurement professionals should note NASA's sustained investment in commercial crew capabilities, signaling potential future contract extensions or new solicitations.
- Companies in the aerospace sector can evaluate partnership or subcontracting opportunities with prime contractors like SpaceX and Boeing.
- The contract supports operations at key Florida facilities including Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, relevant for logistics and infrastructure planning.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Contracting Vehicles
**Published:** September 19, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

### Vendors
- SpaceX (prime contractor)
- Boeing (commercial crew partner)

### Key Quotes
> As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract, this change brings the total missions for SpaceX to 17 and helps NASA to maintain access to the space station with two unique commercial crew industry partners.
> — NASA officials

### Sources
- [$SPCX won a $946M NASA award for three additional astronaut missions to the ISS through 2030. The deal brings SpaceX to 17 Commercial Crew missions and lifts the total contract value to $5.9B.
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