SpaceX Should with its rocket satellites of the US military bring into space. The order has a value of round 5.9 billion US dollars (5.4 billion euros), as the military’s Space Force announced.
Other parts of the order package went to the companies United Launch Services ($ 5.4 billion) and Blue Origin (2.4 billion) of the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
A total of 54 missions are up to 2029. 28 of which are on SpaceX. “The result is a secure access to space for our national security missions, which increases the military willingness to work,” it said.
Double role
SpaceX dominates the commercial space in the USA. Musk’s company regularly carries out missions for NASA and other clients.
At the same time, Musk has one Central role in the team of US President Donald Trump. It is intended to shorten the government spending and examine the authorities according to savings options, including the military. Trump had explained that musk has no advantage from this connection.