# SpaceX NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 Awards [[Space Systems Command]] awarded 7 National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts in early 2026. [[SpaceX]] won 5 missions for $714M; [[United Launch Alliance]] won the remaining 2 for $428M. ## Significance Continues [[SpaceX]]'s dominance of national-security launch, capturing roughly 71% of mission count and 62% of dollar value in this award cycle. The persistent 5-to-2 split mirrors prior NSSL phases despite ULA's Vulcan rocket coming online — signaling that Space Force is unwilling to break the SpaceX dependency despite repeated congressional and DOD-internal pressure for redundancy. ## See Also - [[SpaceX]] - [[United Launch Alliance]] - [[Space Systems Command]] - [[U.S. Space Force]]