NASA to add missions to SpaceX commercial crew contract

Published on May 24, 2026
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NASA plans to add more missions to SpaceX’s commercial crew contract, protecting the agency from the possibility that Boeing’s spacecraft is never certified for missions to the International Space Station.

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