NASA expands SpaceX crew contract by $946 million for 3 more ISS flights
NASA expanded its crew-transport contract with SpaceX by $946 million, adding three more ISS round trips (Crew-15, -16, -17) through 2030 — pushing the cumulative CCtCap contract value to $5.92 billion. It has no direct bearing on Tesla, but it's a sign of how solid Elon Musk's SpaceX revenue base has become, worth noting for Tesla shareholders.
NASA expanded its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract with SpaceX on September 18, adding three more crewed round trips to the International Space Station, CNBC reported.
The modification covers Crew-15, Crew-16 and Crew-17, with a period of performance running through 2030. The added value is $946 million, bringing SpaceX's cumulative CCtCap contract total to $5.92 billion and raising its total mission count under the program to 17.
Under the contract, SpaceX handles the full mission lifecycle — ground processing, launch, on-orbit operations, cargo transport, and return and recovery — and its capsule also serves as an emergency lifeboat while docked at the station.
The expansion comes as Boeing's Starliner still hasn't completed crewed certification, underscoring how thoroughly SpaceX has come to dominate US crewed spaceflight. It has no direct tie to Tesla's business, but it's a sign of the growing revenue base underpinning Elon Musk's SpaceX — one Tesla investors may want to keep an eye on.
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