More jobs are coming to the Space Coast with NASA’s selection of Boeing and SpaceX to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station.

NASA announced Tuesday it has chosen Boeing’s CST-100 and SpaceX’s Dragon V2 to both carryout two to six crewed missions to low-Earth orbit, starting in 2017.

Each mission will carry at least four NASA astronauts as a part of the $6.8 billion contract.

The Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast said Boeing’s CST-100 production and operations will bring an additional 550 jobs to Brevard County, with an annual net wage impact of $45 million.

SpaceX declined to comment on job creation. However, the agency plans to launch from historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center and work on the pad would mean more jobs.

“This really validates our plans at KSC, and having a true commercial spaceport," said KSC Director Bob Cabana. "We’re moving ahead, what we laid in place years back and the vision we had is coming to fruition now.”

Meanwhile, United Launch Alliance, which successfully launched its Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Tuesday night, is holding a press conference in Washington Wednesday with Blue Origin.

Created by the founder of Amazon.com Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin is expected to announce a plan to develop a new rocket engine with ULA, according to reports.

ULA has received some criticism for using a Russian-made engine for its Atlas V rocket.

An engine that’s made in the USA would lessen America’s dependence on Russia.