WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force assigned SpaceX five of seven national security missions budgeted in fiscal year 2026, continuing the company’s dominant streak in the Pentagon’s most critical launch program. United Launch Alliance (ULA) will fly the remaining two missions, while Blue Origin — whose New Glenn rocket is not yet certified — will have to wait until at least fiscal year 2027 for its first assignment, the Space Systems Command announced Oct. 3.

These awards mark the second round of launch assignments under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 contract, which covers the Space Force’s most demanding missions through fiscal year 2029.

SpaceX’s newly assigned missions include USSF-206, carrying the 12th Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) communications satellite

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