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Space

Blue Origin, Stoke Space Added To Space Force’s OSP-4 Launch Contract

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024

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Blue Origin, Stoke Space Added To Space Force’s OSP-4 Launch Contract

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launching a satellite in September 2023 under the U.S. Space Force's Victus Nox mission. Photo: Firefly

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command on Wednesday said it awarded the second on-ramp to its Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 contract to Blue Origin and Stoke Space Technologies, bringing to 12 the number of launch providers eligible to compete for task orders under the potential $986 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract. So far, the Space Force has awarded seven missions under the OSP-4 contract valued at more than $190 million, with launches conducted by Northop Grumman [NOC], the former Virgin…

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