Thanks for the link, continuing discussion over there. FWIW, looks like the pricing droped 75% or so from inital post, was $2.25 million for 150kg. Extra mass $5k per kg vs $15k.
"Intuitive Machines, a company with a NASA contract to fly payloads to the moon in 2021, announced Oct. 2 it has signed a contract with SpaceX for the launch of its lunar lander."
Another NASA satellite launch - DART: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasas-first-planetary-defense-mission-target-gets-a-new-name
And more for SpaceX: SpaceX, ULA to launch C-band satellites for SES - SpaceNews And a bunch of little ones: Swarm works with Exolaunch to fly 24 SpaceBees on SpaceX Falcon 9 - SpaceNews
2 more SES launches to MEO with 11 O3b mPower satellites: SES taps SpaceX for two additional Falcon 9 launches - SpaceNews
More launches from Intelsat: Intelsat Finalizes Satellite and Launch Vehicle Contracts for U.S. C-band Spectrum Transition | Intelsat
Another NASA launch. For October 2024 though... https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-launch-services-contract-for-imap-mission
And more for SpaceX: SpaceX, L3Harris win Space Development Agency contracts to build missile-warning satellites - SpaceNews
Yes indeed. As I predicted, SpaceX is leveraging its commercial capabilities to get into the lucrative defense contracting business. On behalf of all US taxpayers, I say Thank You. I suspect SpaceX’s defense division will be formidable in five years.
Too funny that one of those missions is indirectly funded by Bezos through his philanthropic foundation.