On April 4, the U.S. Space Force selected SpaceX, ULA and Blue Origin to provide launch services under its NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 program, worth a cumulative $13.7 billion. SpaceX received the lion ...

The NSSL program funds launches of satellites into complex, demanding orbits to conduct national security missions. U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman called the award ...

Credit: United Launch Alliance COLORADO SPRINGS—SpaceX is taking the lion’s share of the first missions assigned under the U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL ...

The National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 announcements made by the Space Force’s Space Systems Command anticipate giving Elon Musk’s SpaceX more than $5.9 billion, ULA more ...

As its first attempt at an NSSL award, Blue Origin's inclusion alongside veteran contractors underscores the shifting dynamics of the military launch industry. A closer look at the financials ...

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With Neutron’s first launch scheduled for the second half of the year, Rocket Lab met the program’s eligibility requirements to be selected to compete for the NSSL program, and upon a ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is contracted to fly one more mission for the NRO’s NSSL program. AFP via Getty Images A dozen have been scheduled for 2025, including four that have successfully launched.

The news, which the Space Force announced on Wednesday (March 26), doubles the number of National Security Space Launch (NSSL) providers. ULA joins SpaceX in this select group. "Assured access to ...

Launch providers SpaceX, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance—a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin Space—on Friday snapped up billions of dollars in national security launch ...