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NASA launch of the Dragonfly mission to Titan Copy link
NASA picked SpaceX to launch Dragonfly, a rotorcraft mission to Saturn's moon Titan, on a Falcon Heavy in 2028. NASA put the firm-fixed-price contract's value at about $256.6 million, including launch services and other mission costs.
Awarded to SpaceX by NASA
Tie Musk founded SpaceX and is its CEO and chairman. Its June 2026 IPO prospectus says he will hold about 82.4% of the voting power after the offering.
- RecordNASA · NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Dragonfly Mission · 25 Nov 2024 · Archived
- RecordU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Space Exploration Technologies Corp. registration statement · 03 Jun 2026 · Archived
Amount paid not public$257M announced value, not counted
Trump's largest 2024 donor and former senior adviser. CEO of SpaceX and Tesla; ran DOGE as a special government employee until May 2025
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