Space Exploration Technologies (
SpaceX) won a
NASA contract to send cargo to and from the
International Space Station (
ISS). The
ISS Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) contract requires
SpaceX to carry at least 20,000 kg of cargo to the orbiting complex, for a value of $US1.6 billion.
NASA might elect to order more cargo missions worth up to US$3.1 billion.