# The contract that NASA has awarded SpaceX is worth $843 million.

*aerospace · news · 2024-06-27 · Firstpost*

## Key points

- NASA awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to build the ISS deorbit vehicle.
- SpaceX will construct the vehicle, but NASA will oversee the deorbit mission operations.
- The deorbit vehicle is planned to bring the ISS safely back to Earth by 2030.
- Russia will only participate in the ISS program until 2028, unlike other partners committed until 2030.

**Companies:** SpaceX
**Countries:** United States, Russia, Japan, Canada, Germany

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