The contract value mysteriously increased by $90M at some point early on, and currently it shows $193M of $387M being obligated.
Quote from: GWR64 on 02/23/2020 06:15 pmQuote2020-late (NET) F9 . . USAF GPS III-5 MEO 4400 C...2021 F9 . . USAF GPS III-6 MEO 4400 CThese two starts are not in the SpaceX launch manifest.Are these just options?https://www.spacex.com/missionsTried to search the forum. The search is annoying.It's hard to tell what's actually been exercised. The contract value mysteriously increased by $90M at some point early on, and currently it shows $193M of $387M being obligated. The GPS III-5 launch is supposed to be late this year and they haven't awarded it to anyone else. I'm assuming both of those options are being exercised just based on their subsequent behavior.
Quote2020-late (NET) F9 . . USAF GPS III-5 MEO 4400 C...2021 F9 . . USAF GPS III-6 MEO 4400 CThese two starts are not in the SpaceX launch manifest.Are these just options?https://www.spacex.com/missionsTried to search the forum. The search is annoying.
2020-late (NET) F9 . . USAF GPS III-5 MEO 4400 C...2021 F9 . . USAF GPS III-6 MEO 4400 C
One of the largest single items is $255 million to launch two GPS 3 satellites that already are in production at Lockheed Martin’s assembly line but whose launches have not been funded. The Space Force would use this money to launch the sixth and seventh satellites of the GPS 3 constellation. Two spacecraft are already on orbit and three more are expected to launch in 2020 and early 2021.
The numbers in the EA have very little to do with the actual manifest.
Building the International Space Station’s successor.Booking a Crew Dragon mission with @SpaceX for our first flight – the first fully private flight to ISS in history.This is the commercialization of Low Earth Orbit.axiomspace.com/post/axiom-spa…
Illustration of the SpaceX Dragon XL as it is deployed from the Falcon Heavy's second stage in high Earth orbit on its way to the Gateway in lunar orbit.NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, as the first U.S. commercial provider under the Gateway Logistics Services contract to deliver cargo, experiments and other supplies to the agency’s Gateway in lunar orbit. The award is a significant step forward for NASA’s Artemis program that will land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024 and build a sustainable human lunar presence.
Quote How NASA and SpaceX plan to launch astronauts in May despite a pandemicPUBLISHED FRI, APR 3 20202:30 PM EDTMichael Sheetz@THESHEETZTWEETZKEY POINTSNASA and SpaceX are moving forward with Demo-2, with the company planning to launch astronauts in late May despite the coronavirus crisis sweeping the nation.“We need access to the International Space Station from the United States of America ... it’s essential for our country to have that capability,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told CNBC.Bridenstine said that the agency is “making sure that we’re practicing all of our social distancing measures,” with employees using personal protective equipment and working in rotating shifts.https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/03/nasa-spacex-to-launch-astronauts-in-may-despite-coronavirus-pandemic.htmlFrom interview with Jim Bridenstine:QuoteHe said that NASA and SpaceX feel “pretty confident” that it will launch without a major delay, as “we’re working through the coronavirus pandemic.” He admitted that the rapidly evolving crisis means “we don’t know what the outcome is going to be” but said that “but if it gets delayed a little bit, we’re going to be OK with that.”Edit to add:Quote “Depending on when we launch they’re going to be up there for probably two to three months,” Bridenstine said. Bridenstine explained that the plan is to bring Behnken and Hurley back a month before Crew-1
How NASA and SpaceX plan to launch astronauts in May despite a pandemicPUBLISHED FRI, APR 3 20202:30 PM EDTMichael Sheetz@THESHEETZTWEETZKEY POINTSNASA and SpaceX are moving forward with Demo-2, with the company planning to launch astronauts in late May despite the coronavirus crisis sweeping the nation.“We need access to the International Space Station from the United States of America ... it’s essential for our country to have that capability,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told CNBC.Bridenstine said that the agency is “making sure that we’re practicing all of our social distancing measures,” with employees using personal protective equipment and working in rotating shifts.
He said that NASA and SpaceX feel “pretty confident” that it will launch without a major delay, as “we’re working through the coronavirus pandemic.” He admitted that the rapidly evolving crisis means “we don’t know what the outcome is going to be” but said that “but if it gets delayed a little bit, we’re going to be OK with that.”
“Depending on when we launch they’re going to be up there for probably two to three months,” Bridenstine said. Bridenstine explained that the plan is to bring Behnken and Hurley back a month before Crew-1
Valentine's day update.
Quote from: smoliarm on 02/14/2020 05:59 pmValentine's day update.Time for an update?#prettyplease
Quote from: Jakusb on 04/25/2020 03:31 pmQuote from: smoliarm on 02/14/2020 05:59 pmValentine's day update.Time for an update?#prettypleaseWell, I'd love to - but the schedule is so unclear. It would be either graph with guessing only or almost empty graph...
