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title: USSF spends billions on contract extensions.
description: Northrop Grumman and Millennium awarded contract extensions from USSF. Blue Origin launches their new vehicle. SDA selects 19 companies for HALO.  And more.
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# [USSF spends billions on contract extensions.](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/388)

 Written by [Maria Varmazis](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) | Oct 24, 2024 8:00:05 PM

Summary

The US Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $1.8 billion contract extension and Millennium Space Systems has been awarded a $386 million Other Transaction Agreement. Blue Origin launched an uncrewed New Shepard mission verification flight to test the company’s new human-rated vehicle. The Space Development Agency (SDA) has selected 19 space companies to join the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit pool (HALO), and more.

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