3 More SpaceX Crew Flights

Android Hire NASA just booked SpaceX for three more astronaut launches to the space station. The size of the check is the part people missed. Image: NASA

The Deal, in One Line

NASA added Crew-15, Crew-16 and Crew-17 to SpaceX's contract: three more four-person rotations to the International Space Station. Image: NASA

A $946 Million Check

The contract modification is worth $946 million, covering all three missions and the services that go with them. Image: NASA

Seventeen Flights Total

With these, SpaceX is signed up for 17 crew missions under its NASA contract, now valued at $5.92 billion. Image: NASA

They Fly in 2027 and 2028

NASA lists mission readiness dates in 2027 and 2028, which puts these launches in the station's final stretch. Image: NASA

Four Seats and Cargo

Each Dragon carries up to four astronauts plus critical cargo, riding a Falcon 9 rocket that has flown crews since 2020. Image: NASA

Lifting Off From Florida

The missions launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the same pad that sent Apollo crews to the Moon. Image: NASA

It Doubles as a Lifeboat

The deal covers launch, orbit, return and recovery, plus lifeboat duty for the crew the whole time Dragon is docked. Image: NASA

Crew-12 Is Up There Now

SpaceX is flying its twelfth crew rotation right now. NASA's Jessica Meir floated aboard the station in February 2026. Image: NASA

Why NASA Wants Two Rides

NASA says the award keeps it flying with two commercial crew partners, so one grounded spacecraft never cuts off the station. Image: NASA

The Clock Runs to 2030

The contract's period of performance ends in 2030 - the year NASA's current commitment to the space station runs out. Image: NASA More stories on AndroidHire