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Space Force Awards SpaceX $81 Million Task Order for USSF-178

Space Force Awards SpaceX $81 Million Task Order for USSF-178
In April, U.S. Space Force Space Operations Command said it had "formally accepted" the ML-1A Weather System Follow-on-Microwave (WSF-M) for future environmental monitoring. The first ML-1A launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on April 11 last year (U.S. Space Force Photo)

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Friday that it has awarded SpaceX a nearly $82 million contract to launch the USSF-178 mission under a National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3, Lane 1 task order. With its Falcon 9 rockets, SpaceX has become Space Force's go-to provider of launches. The USSF-178 "multi-manifest mission awarded to SpaceX makes use of available launch vehicle capacity to efficiently deliver capability to orbit," SSC said. "This award leverages industry…

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