NASA has Purchased 5 More Crew Dragon Missions, Keeping the ISS Going Until 2030 universetoday storybywill
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er and meet its obligations under the CCP in the near future. These delays highlight the need for backup spacecraft to ensure that crew replacements can continue to be sent to the ISS without interruption. As the Notice states: “Due to the technical and schedule challenges experienced by Boeing, the number of missions previously awarded to Boeing and SpaceX, NASA projections of when alternative crew transportation systems will be available, and the technical challenges associated with establishing and maintaining a CTS capability for crewed flights to the ISS approximately every six months, it is necessary to award five additional PCMs to SpaceX.
While the Notification is non-competitive, NASA indicated that “interested organizations” are free to submit proposals within 15 days of the NOI’s issuance – by 05:00 PM EDT on June 16th, 2022. Based on the capabilities and qualifications of these proposals, NASA will decide whether or not to conduct the acquisition on a competitive basis.
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