Elon Musk's SpaceX Wins HUGE Over Quarter Billion Dollar Contract

Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, California, has been awarded task orders for $316,000,000 for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 contract. The NSSL Phase 2 contract is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contract for launch service procurements supporting launches planned between fiscal 2022 through fiscal 2027. This launch service contract includes early integration studies, launch service support, fleet surveillance, launch vehicle production, mission integration, mission launch operations, mission assurance, spaceflight worthiness, and mission unique activities for each mission. Work will be performed in Hawthorne, California; Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida; and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and is expected to be completed March 2028. Future launch services and launch service support will be placed annually on subsequent task orders, and will be publically announced upon issuance. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition, and four offers were received. Fiscal 2020 space procurement funds in the amount of $316,000,000 will be obligated in the first order year for launch service and launch service support task orders to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity (FA2211-20-D-0002).  Become a member of Space News Pod! ►► https://www.youtube.com/spacenewspod/join ►► https://twitch.tv/eggberttv ►► https://facebook.com/spacenewspod ►► https://anchor.fm/space-news ►► https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast ►► https://twitter.com/spacenewspod ►► https://instagram.com/thespacenewspod  *As an affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. Any affiliate links above used may contribute a small commission to help me create new content.