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NASA Expands Launch Services Contract to Include Blue Origin's New Glenn

NASA has added Blue Origin's New Glenn 9x4 launch service to its NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract, allowing the agency to utilize it for future missions.

This addition was made through an on-ramp clause in the NLS II contract, which allows existing contractors to introduce new launch vehicles annually. The NLS II contracts have an ordering period through June 2030 and a performance period extending to December 2032.

These contracts support various NASA mission directorates, including Human Spaceflight, Science, and Research and Technology. NASA can also extend these launch services to other government agencies, such as NOAA.

The NASA Launch Services Program Office at Kennedy Space Center manages the NLS II contracts.

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