{"id":880,"date":"2026-07-29T23:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=880"},"modified":"2026-07-29T23:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:13:33","slug":"spacex-gets-1-6-billion-us-space-force-order-for-18-falcon-9-launches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=880","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Gets $1.6 Billion US Space Force Order for 18 Falcon 9 Launches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>By Joey Roulette<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) &#8211; SpaceX won $1.6 billion \u2060in \u2060orders from the U.S. Space Force \u2060on Wednesday to launch 18 Falcon 9 missions through 2027 carrying \u200bPentagon satellites for detecting and targeting airborne objects, the service said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=878\">Exclusive-White House Planned to Nominate Top EPA Adviser as Air Office Replacement, Sources Say<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The 18 missions were assigned to SpaceX \u200cacross two task orders under \u200cthe U.S. Space Force&#8217;s flagship launch procurement program, in which SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, Blue \u2060Origin and \u2060other U.S. launch firms inducted into the program jockey for lucrative mission \u200bassignments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>SpaceX has bagged at least $7 billion worth of Pentagon contracts this year as the Trump administration has laid groundwork for its Golden Dome missile defense shield, a roughly $185 billion multi-year endeavor heavily featuring Elon \u200bMusk&#8217;s launch and satellite company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>SpaceX in May won $6.5 billion worth of satellite contracts from the \u2060U.S. \u2060Space Force. That included $4.16 billion \u2060for a \u200bnetwork of airborne moving target indicator satellites and $2.29 billion three days later for communications satellites \u200bthat can pass data between \u2060missile warning and tracking sensors to interceptors in near real time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The SpaceX award announced on Wednesday was part of an &#8220;unprecedented two-month acquisition timeline,&#8221; Space Force acquisition official Eric Zarybnisky said in a news release. For years, the service has sought to ramp up the pace with which \u2060it buys spacecraft and rocket launches from the private sector.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=876\">US FTC Sues Hims &amp; Hers for Sending User Health Info to Meta, Snap<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>SpaceX has maintained a wide \u2060lead over rivals for Pentagon contracts. In recent years, some U.S. lawmakers have raised concerns that the Pentagon may be relying too heavily on a single vendor. Space Force officials in turn have said they want to stimulate more space industry activity and competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>ULA, the joint rocket venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin and a longtime Pentagon contractor, has been ensnared in a months-long technical investigation into a faulty booster separation system on its flagship Vulcan rocket, which is certified to launch Pentagon \u2060satellites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Blue Origin, the space company owned by Jeff Bezos, is investigating what caused its New Glenn rocket to suddenly explode on a launchpad in May ahead of its fourth flight. The rocket, also part of the Space Force&#8217;s launch program, will \u200bbe grounded until at least the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=874\">American Airlines Resumes Flights After IT Issue Forced Brief Nationwide Halt<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(Reporting by Joey \u200bRoulette; Editing by Mark Porter and David Gregorio)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. 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