Hier eine Liste der Meilensteine, die SpaceX erreichen muss, um für die Entwicklung von Dragon Geld zu bekommen:
Milestone 1: Project Management Plan Review Amount: $23,133,333
Date: Sept. 2006
Milestone 2: Demo 1 System Requirements Review Amount: $5,000,000
Date: Nov. 2006
Milestone 3: Demo 1 Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Amount: $18,133,333
Date: Jan. 2007
Milestone 4: Financing Round 1 Amount: $10,000,000
Date: March 2007
Milestone 5: Demo 2 System Requirements Review Amount $31,133,333
Date: March 2007
Milestone 6: Demo 1 System Critical Design Review Amount$8,133,333
Date. August 2007
Milestone 7: Demo 3 System Requirements Review Amount $20,333,333
Date: October, 2007
Milestone 8: Demo 2 Preliminary Design Review Amount $21,133,333
Date: December, 2007
Milestone 9: Demo 1 Readiness Review Amount$5,633,333
Date: February 2008
Milestone 10: Financing Round 2 Amount: $10,000,000
Date: March 2008
Milestone 11: Demo 3 Preliminary Design Review Amount: $22,333,333
Date: April 2008
Milestone 12: Demo 2 System Critical Design Review Amount$21,133,333
Date: June 2008
Milestone 13: Demo 1 Mission Amount$5,633,333
Date: Sept. 2008
Milestone 14: Demo 2 Readiness Review Amount $ 16,133,333
Date December, 2008
Milestone 15: Demo 3 System Critical Design Review Amount $22,333,333
Date: Jan, 2009
Milestone 16: Financing Round 3 Amount $10,000,000
Date: March 2009
Milestone 17: Demo 2 Mission Amount $6,133,333
Date: June, 2009
Milestone 18: Demo 3 Readiness Review Amount $12,333,333
Date: July, 2009
Milestone 19: Demo 3 Mission Amount $7,333,333
Date: Sept, 2009
Da SpaceX bisher alle Meilensteine erreicht hat, hat SpaceX also schon ca. 90 Millionen $ für die Entwicklung von Dragon bekommen.
Quelle:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/162330main_SPACE_ACT_AGREEMENT_FOR_COTS.pdf