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Hello and welcome Max Q. Happy Labor Day! Due to newsletter scheduling, I will be done writing this by the time NASA makes the second launch attempt of the Artemis I mission. By now you probably already know how it all went anyway ! In this issue:
SpaceX lands more astronaut transport missions Starlink arrives at Royal Caribbean News from Axiom Space, Ursa Major and moreBy the way… TechCrunch Disrupt is finally returning — live and in person — to San Francisco from October 18-20. Use this link to get 15% off passes (excluding online and exhibition).
NASA has finalized an agreement with SpaceX to purchase five more missions to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station, cementing the space company's position as a leading provider of services for the space agency.
The new contract - for Crew-10, Crew-11, Crew-12, Crew-13 and Crew-14 missions - is valued at $1.4 billion. It brings the total contract value for the 14 transportation missions, which are part of the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) program, to $4.9 billion. The funds include the use of SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule to transport up to four astronauts, the Falcon 9 rocket for launch, and all other return and recovery operations. NASA announced plans to order the additional missions in June.
Image credits: SpaceX
Just a month after SpaceX announced its Starlink Maritime service, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines announced that it would add the service to its entire cruise fleet. It's no surprise: The test rollout "has received tremendous positive feedback," the cruise line said in a statement.
Coverage will likely be better than what currently exists on cruise ships today. The service costs about $5,000 per month, not including the $10,000 hardware fee paid up front.
Image credits: Royal Caribbean
More news from TC and beyond ABL Space Systems will fly the RS1 rocket for the first time as soon as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration administers the launch license, founder Dan Piemont said on LinkedIn. Astra has landed a deal with Ai...
Hello and welcome Max Q. Happy Labor Day! Due to newsletter scheduling, I will be done writing this by the time NASA makes the second launch attempt of the Artemis I mission. By now you probably already know how it all went anyway ! In this issue:
SpaceX lands more astronaut transport missions Starlink arrives at Royal Caribbean News from Axiom Space, Ursa Major and moreBy the way… TechCrunch Disrupt is finally returning — live and in person — to San Francisco from October 18-20. Use this link to get 15% off passes (excluding online and exhibition).
NASA has finalized an agreement with SpaceX to purchase five more missions to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station, cementing the space company's position as a leading provider of services for the space agency.
The new contract - for Crew-10, Crew-11, Crew-12, Crew-13 and Crew-14 missions - is valued at $1.4 billion. It brings the total contract value for the 14 transportation missions, which are part of the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) program, to $4.9 billion. The funds include the use of SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule to transport up to four astronauts, the Falcon 9 rocket for launch, and all other return and recovery operations. NASA announced plans to order the additional missions in June.
Image credits: SpaceX
Just a month after SpaceX announced its Starlink Maritime service, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines announced that it would add the service to its entire cruise fleet. It's no surprise: The test rollout "has received tremendous positive feedback," the cruise line said in a statement.
Coverage will likely be better than what currently exists on cruise ships today. The service costs about $5,000 per month, not including the $10,000 hardware fee paid up front.
Image credits: Royal Caribbean
More news from TC and beyond ABL Space Systems will fly the RS1 rocket for the first time as soon as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration administers the launch license, founder Dan Piemont said on LinkedIn. Astra has landed a deal with Ai...What's Your Reaction?
