NASA has extended its partnership with SpaceX by awarding three additional crewed missions to the International Space Station, covering flights designated Crew-15, Crew-16, and Crew-17. The award came through a modification to the agency's existing Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract.
The firm fixed-price contract modification is valued at $946 million across all three missions. That price covers ground operations, launch, time in orbit, return and recovery, cargo transportation, and lifeboat capability while each Dragon spacecraft is docked to the station — a fairly comprehensive scope of services for each flight.
With these three additions, SpaceX's total mission count under the CCtCap agreement rises to 17, and the overall contract value with SpaceX climbs to $5.92 billion. Mission readiness dates fall in 2027 and 2028, with the full period of performance running through 2030.
NASA had signaled this move back in May when it issued a notice of intent to purchase the additional flights. The agency noted that the sole-source nature of this particular modification does not prevent it from seeking competitive options in the future, keeping a second commercial crew partner in the mix for long-term station access.
Full details on the award are available from NASA.
