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00:03SpaceX secured five of seven U.S. Space Force launch contracts for the upcoming fiscal year,
00:07beating Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance.
00:11The $714 million award reinforces SpaceX's dominance in Pentagon space contracts,
00:17according to Space News.
00:18The OLA received the remaining two missions valued at $428 million,
00:22while Blue Origin remains uncertified for national security launches.
00:26SpaceX's assignments include a communications satellite,
00:28three classified payloads, and a reconnaissance satellite set for 2027.
00:33Launches fall under the $13.7 billion NSSL Phase 3 program,
00:38covering 54 missions through 2032.
00:40Must send SpaceX now handles about 95% of orbital payloads
00:44after launching 88.5% of global satellites in the second quarter.
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