SpaceX Bags $492M Iridium Launch Contract

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Following the successful debut flight of its Falcon 9 launcher, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has won a hotly contested contract to put the next-generation Iridium communications satellites into orbit.

The $492 million contract, announced June 16, covers an unspecified number of launches for Iridium ...

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