SpaceX, Blue Origin, ULA Win Space Force Contracts Worth Up to $13.7B

Trio of launch providers is awarded a total of 54 national security spaceflight missions over about five years.

Jack Daleo

Monday, April 07, 2025 at 12:11 PM ET

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The U.S. Space Force launches a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. [Courtesy: Joshua Conti/U.S. Space Force]

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SpaceX, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have been awarded National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts totaling an estimated $13.7 billion for approximately 54 missions.
SpaceX and ULA are set to receive over $5 billion each for 28 and 19 missions respectively, while Blue Origin secured about $2.4 billion for seven missions, marking its inclusion in this phase.
These contracts aim to enhance launch resiliency, boost competition among providers, and ensure critical access to space for the U.S. military's most sensitive and valuable technology, with missions anticipated from FY 2027 to FY 2032.

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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 contracts.

Space Systems Command, the branch of Space Force responsible for development, acquisition, launch, and logistics, estimated the value of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 contracts—which cover about 54 missions—at $13.7 billion. SpaceX and ULA each are expected to receive north of $5 billion for about 28 missions and 19 missions, respectively. Blue Origin, which was not part of the NSSL Phase 2 cohort, is expected to secure about $2.4 billion for seven mission awards beginning in fiscal year 2026, the second year of a five-year order period (FY 2025 to FY 2029).