NASA · Sunday, September 20, 2026
NASA buys three more SpaceX crew flights for $946 million
The File desk · Sep. 20, 2026, 6:05 a.m. ET
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Status
Confirmed (NASA Commercial Crew article, Sept. 18, 2026)
NASA awarded SpaceX three more crew rotation missions to the International Space Station — Crew-15, Crew-16, and Crew-17 — under a modification to the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract. The modification is valued at $946 million and brings SpaceX’s total missions under that contract to 17. NASA says the change brings the total contract value with SpaceX to $5.92 billion, with work running through 2030 and mission readiness dates in 2027 and 2028.
NASA awarded SpaceX three more crew rotation missions to the International Space Station — Crew-15, Crew-16, and Crew-17.
The award is a modification to the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract.
The modification is valued at $946 million and brings SpaceX’s total missions under that contract to 17.
NASA says the change brings the total contract value with SpaceX to $5.92 billion.
Work runs through 2030, with mission readiness dates in 2027 and 2028.
How we know
What is still unknown or disputed
- Exact crew manifests for Crew-15 through Crew-17 are not named in the award notice.
Primary sources
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Source 1
NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space Station
NASA · September 18, 2026
NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through a contract modification. … total missions for SpaceX to 17 … The value of this modification for all three missions and related mission services is $946 million. … The period of performance runs through 2030, with mission readiness dates in 2027 and 2028, and brings the total CCtCap contract value with SpaceX to $5.92 billion.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/commercial-crew/nasa-awards-spacex-three-crew-flights-to-space-station/