Falcon Heavy Family rocket variant.
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The Falcon Heavy first-stage boosters supporting the Europa Clipper launch flew their sixth and final mission on 2024-10-14 after previously launching NASA’s Psyche, USSF-44, USSF-52, USSF-67, and Hughes JUPITER 3.
NASA selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch the Dragonfly mission to Titan in 2028.
NASA awarded a contract to SpaceX on 2024-11-25 valued at $256,600,000 for the Falcon Heavy launch and related services for Dragonfly during a launch window running from 2024-07-05 to 2028-07-25.
SpaceX conducted more than 120 orbital launches 2024 using its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy vehicles.
NASA paid $178,000,000 under a 2021 contract for the Falcon Heavy launch of Europa Clipper, which launched 2024-10-14.
NASA awarded SpaceX a $331,800,000 contract in 2021 for the Falcon Heavy launch of the first two elements of the lunar Gateway that required an extended payload fairing and additional prelaunch processing.
NASA paid $117,000,000 under a 2020 contract for the Falcon Heavy launch of the Psyche asteroid mission, which launched in 2023.
SpaceX conducted more than 120 Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches so far 2024, providing a contrast in flight rates with European launch providers.