NASA Awards SpaceX $843 Million Contract For ISS Deorbit Vehicle

Irene Klotz June 26, 2024

International Space Station

Credit: NASA
SpaceX will develop and build a spacecraft to drive the International Space Station (ISS) out of orbit after it is decommissioned, expected no earlier than 2030, NASA said on June 26. The contract for the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle (USDV), which will be owned and operated by NASA, is worth up to $843...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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