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NASA weighs 10 or more Starliner missions as SpaceX wins $950 million for three additional ISS flights

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NASA is discussing a potential block of 10 or more low-Earth-orbit missions with Boeing’s Starliner, despite risks encountered during its 2024 crewed test. At the same time, NASA is extending SpaceX’s Crew Dragon contract by three additional ISS missions worth about $950 million.

Discovered 2026-09-18T10:20:48.266644-07:00 | 2026-09-18T10:20:48.266644-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • NASA is pursuing near-term assured access to the ISS through three additional Crew Dragon missions while evaluating whether Starliner can support a much larger future mission set.
  • The proposed 10-or-more-flight Starliner opportunity would represent a major commercial human-spaceflight commitment for Boeing following the spacecraft’s troubled 2024 crewed mission.
  • SpaceX’s roughly $950 million contract extension reinforces Crew Dragon’s operational role in NASA’s crew-transport planning while Starliner’s long-term future remains under review.

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