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.