SpaceX and NASA are like two peas in a pod as of late, with the space program leaning heavily on SpaceX for everything from satellite launches to the eventual launch of crewed missions using the SpaceX Crew Dragon. Now, NASA and the leading commercial space company have shaken hands on another deal.
In an announcement on the agency’s website, NASA reveals that it has awarded SpaceX a $50.3 million launch contract for its X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission. The launch won’t take place for another couple of years, but when it finally gets underway it’ll be a SpaceX Falcon 9 that makes the magic happen.
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SpaceX scores NASA contract to launch $50 million astrophysics mission originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 9 Jul 2019 at 12:04:07 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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