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Commercialization

SpaceX Wins Half Billion Dollar Deal With Iridium

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
June 15, 2010
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Iridium and SpaceX Sign Major Commercial Launch Contract
“Iridium Communications Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) are pleased to announce that the Falcon 9 will be a major provider of launch services for Iridium NEXT, Iridium’s next-generation satellite constellation. The $492 million contract, while being the largest single commercial launch deal ever signed, nonetheless represents a new benchmark in cost-effective satellite delivery to space.”
Keith’s note: so much for the SpaceX haters and doubters who are convinced that the company does not have a viable future independent of NASA.

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