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title: "Within 1.4 Billion Deal SpaceX to Launch Five NASA Missions in Space"  
description: "Elon Musk-led SpaceX has come up as reliable option for NASA to launch humans into space because it bags a $1.4 billion contract to send 5 more astron"  
author: "Siddhi Shaw"  
published: 2022-09-01  
updated: 2022-09-01  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1949/within-1-4-billion-deal-spacex-to-launch-five-nasa-missions-in-space  
category: "space and research"  
tags: ["space science", "science and technology"]  
reading_time: 3 minutes  

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# Within 1.4 Billion Deal SpaceX to Launch Five NASA Missions in Space

**Elon Musk**-led **SpaceX** has come up as a reliable option for **NASA** to launch humans into space because it bags a **$1.4 billion** contract to send five more astronauts missions beyond **Earth**. The [private aerospace](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115223/what-distinguishes-spacex-from-other-private-aerospace-companies-in-terms-of-innovation-and-goals) would launch **20 astronauts** to the **[International Space](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114598/how-does-the-international-space-station-iss-benefit-from-nasa-s-research) Station** as a part of the new deal.

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HIGHLIGHTSThe private aerospace would launch 20 astronauts to the International Space StationSpaceX has been working with NASA and had launched a total 14 crewed missionsSpaceX's reusable Crew Dragon capsule flown five crewed missions for NASA
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The missions were aimed towards making a permanent American presence within the flying laboratory because it enters its final leg of [operations](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/304985/how-does-devops-bridge-the-gap-between-development-and-operations-teams-like-git) before it was decommissioned by the end of **2030**. The deal would make the Space to offer its **Dragon** spacecraft and the workhorse **Falcon-9** to launch humans to the zero-gravity lab.

As company was in direct [competition](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23460/5-ways-you-can-use-competition-to-your-benefit) with it, as **Boeing's** struggles with readying its **Starliner** capsule had also added to SpaceX's fortunes. SpaceX has been working with [NASA](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1073/a-nasa-spacecraft-has-touched-the-sun-for-the-first-time-ever) and had launched a total 14 crewed missions along with its current agreement.

SpaceX and Boeing both has won multibillion-dollar NASA contracts in **2014** to develop, test, and habitually fly capsule systems which were capable of spending astronauts to and from the [space station](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/87410/indian-space-station-chandrayaan-4-plans-ready-for-govt-approval-isro). It was an orbital research lab that has housed international crews of astronauts for more than two decades.

**Boeing's CST-100 Starliner** capsule, beset by software glitches and valve malfunctions had aimed to fly its first crew of astronauts in **February** next year. Well, it was looking to pass a final test mission before NASA would be able to certify the [spacecraft](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1418/the-juno-spacecraft-from-nasa-has-released-images-of-jupiter-and-its-moon) for routine astronauts flights.

During the same time, the SpaceX's reusable **[Crew Dragon](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114599/how-does-spacex-s-crew-dragon-compare-to-other-crewed-spacecraft)** capsule has flown five crewed missions for NASA since it was absolutely crew-certified in **2020**. Well, when it became the first [private company](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93007/what-is-private-company-advantages-and-disadvantages) to launch humans into orbit. Initially, NASA has awarded every company with six crew missions but it had ordered three extra from SpaceX in early **2022** amid Boeing's technical woes.

By the time the new deal was getting signed, SpaceX was gearing up to fly the **Crew-5 mission** to ISS. The Crew-5 mission was expecting to launch on **October 3** which was carrying 2 NASA astronauts **Mission Commander Nicole Mann** and **Pilot Josh Cassada**, along with **Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)** astronaut **Koichi Wakata** and **Roscosmos** cosmonaut **Anna Kikina**, who would serve as mission specialists.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket would launch **Dragon Endurance** and the crew from **Launch Complex 39A at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida**.

Also Read: [To Launch on August 29 NASA Prepares Artemis I SLS-Orion Spacecraft](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1921/to-launch-on-august-29-nasa-prepares-artemis-i-sls-orion-spacecraft)

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