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SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH

PSC code
AR12
Latest action
Aug 7, 2026
Median award value
Not published

Fewer than the minimum comparable awards under this PSC code.

Awards
3441
Contractors
68

Largest awards under this code

AwardContractorAgencyPlaceFirst actionCurrent value
80MSFC23CA014

RAPID DDT&E AND DEMONSTRATION OF S SUSTAINABLE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM INTEGRATED LANDER.

BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationALMay 18, 2023$3,266,761,506
80NM0021F0008

MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAApr 8, 2026$2,411,175,864
80NM0021F0037

MASS CHANGE (MC) PRE-PHASE A AND PHASE A PLAN (89-109861)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAJun 16, 2021$507,071,460
80NM0021F0036

SURFACE BIOLOGY & GEOLOGY (SBG): PRE-PHASE A AND PHASE A PLAN (89-109170)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAApr 15, 2026$261,226,615
80NM0022F0041

INCUS (INVESTIGATION OF CONVECTIVE UPDRAFTS) (89-111155)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMay 4, 2022$165,679,379
80NM0024F0002

NASA ROSALIND FRANKLIN MISSION PROJECT (40-712104)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 25, 2026$130,856,531
80NM0023F0035

CRISTAL MISSION (89-210198) MICROWAVE RADIOMETER TO MEASURE SURFACE TYPE CLASSIFICATION AND SNOW LAYER PROPERTIES. THIS INSTRUMENT WORKS IN TANDEM WITH THE SATELLITE'S PRIMARY PAYLOAD THE INTERFEROMETRIC RADAR ALTIMETER FOR ICE AND SNOW

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAJul 11, 2026$118,430,579
NNM15AA18C

IMAGING X-RAY POLARIMETRY EXPLORER (IXPE) PHASE A

BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCOApr 27, 2026$118,319,721
FA880622F0008

SDS ROCKNET

THE BOEING COMPANYDepartment of DefenseCAApr 14, 2026$104,224,321
80GSFC19C0027

INTERSTELLAR MAPPING AND ACCELERATION PROBE (IMAP) IS A WATERSHED MISSION THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY INVESTIGATES THE ACCELERATION OF ENERGETIC PARTICLES AND INTERACTION OF THE SOLAR WIND WITH THE LOCAL INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM. IMAP WILL 1) ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL EVOLUTION OF THE BOUNDARY REGION IN WHICH THE SOLAR WIND AND INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM INTERACT, 2) IDENTIFY AND ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF PROCESSES RELATED TO THE INTERACTIONS OF THE MAGNETIC FIELD OF THE SUN AND THE LOCAL INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM, 3) IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES OF THE LOCAL INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM, AND 4) IDENTIFY AND ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF PARTICLE INJECTION AND ACCELERATION PROCESSES NEAR THE SUN, IN THE HELIOSPHERE AND HELIOSHEATH. IMAP IS BASED ON A COMPLETE AND SYNERGISTIC SET OF OBSERVATIONS. IN SITU AT 1AU, THIS REQUIRES DETAILED OBSERVATIONS OF THE SOLAR WIND ELECTRONS AND IONS SUPRATHERMAL, PICKUP, AND ENERGETIC ION POPULATIONS AND MAGNETIC FIELD. FOR THE OUTER HELIOSPHERE INTERACTION, IT REQUIRES ADVANCED GLOBAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE REMOTE PLASMA AND ENERGETIC IONS OVER A BROAD ENERGY RANGE VIA ENERGETIC NEUTRAL ATOM (ENA) IMAGING, AS WELL AS PRECISE OBSERVATION OF THE NEUTRAL INTERSTELLAR ATOMS PENETRATING THE HELIOSPHERE. COMPLEMENTARY OBSERVATIONS OF INTERSTELLAR DUST AND THE UV GLOW OF INTERSTELLAR NEUTRALS, WHILE NOT REQUIRED FOR THE THRESHOLD MISSION, ADD IMPORTANT CONTEXT AND INSIGHTS TO DEEPEN PHYSICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASELINE MISSION. THESE OBSERVATIONAL NEEDS WILL REQUIRE AN INTEGRATED AND COORDINATED SUITE OF 10 INSTRUMENTS THAT SPAN BOTH THE IN SITU AND REMOTE IMAGING ASPECTS OF THE INVESTIGATION. AS THE PI INSTITUTION PRINCETON UNIVERSITY OVERSEES THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMAP TO ENSURE COST, RISK, AND SCIENCE OBJECTIVES ARE MET IN THE CONTEXT OF AN OVERALL PLAN TO DEVELOP, INTEGRATE, TEST, LAUNCH, COMMISSION, AND OPERATE THE IMAP MISSION. PRINCETON WILL DEVELOP THE SOLAR WIND AND PICKUP ION (SWAPI) INSTRUMENT, MANAGE THE MISSION SCIENCE TEAM, DEVELOP THE INTERSTELLAR DUST EXPERIMENT (IDEX) INSTRUMENT DATA PIPELINE, INITIATE THE FUTURE LEADERS PROGRAM, AND OVERSEE THE MISSION STUDENT COLLABORATION.

THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNJApr 21, 2026$90,273,208
80GSFC24F0033

NASA-WIDE SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION AND TEST SERVICES (NSEETS).

THE AEROSPACE CORPORATIONNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 18, 2026$72,000,000
80NM0021F0057

JPL PLANETARY DATA SYSTEMS (PDS) NODES AND SUB-NODES (93-109847)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAApr 17, 2026$71,602,025
80NM0025F7004

SURFACE BIOLOGY & GEOLOGY (SBG) - THERMAL INFRARED (TIR) - PHASE B (89-224991)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAOct 30, 2024$66,676,945
80NM0026F7025

JPL LUNAR DRONES (54-232663)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAApr 27, 2026$64,356,635
80MSFC20C0043

THE GOAL OF THE NEAR-EARTH OBJECT SURVEILLANCE MISSION (NEOSM) IS TO FIND, TRACK, AND CHARACTERIZE THE ASTEROIDS AND COMETS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY THREATEN THE EARTH.

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 17, 2026$54,982,511
80NM0026F7029

SKYFALL (54-233220)THIS TASK PLAN DOCUMENTS AT HIGH-LEVEL THE EFFORT TO DEVELOP SKYFALL, A LOW-COST MARS TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION MISSION THAT WILL DELIVER THREE (3) HELICOPTERS TO THE ARCADIA PLANITIA REGION OF MARS.

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMay 14, 2026$46,000,000
80NM0026F7037

TASK PLAN TO DEVELOP THE FLEET FOR THE ATMOSPHERE LINKING COMMERCIAL OBSERVATIONS WITH NASA (FALCON)-RADAR A CLOUD-MONITORING RADAR MISSION AND CONSTELLATION DESIGNED TO STUDY ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES, CLOUDS, AND PRECIPITATION.

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAJun 2, 2026$40,000,000
80NM0024F0010

THE HABITABLE WORLDS OBSERVATORY (HWO) (71-215312)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 15, 2026$36,635,717
FA945324CX006

SPACE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED RESEARCH - FAST-TRACKING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE (STAR-FISH), ANNOUNCEMENT, PROCUREMENT FOR EXPERIMENTATION OF SPACE-FLIGHT AND SPACE-RELATED SIGNAL, ENERGY, AND TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES (ANGSTRM) CALL 005.

WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Department of DefenseCAMar 26, 2026$35,041,091
80NM0024F0013

IND OMNIBUS SUPPORT AGREEMENT FOR NASA DIRECTED MISSIONS (91-210214)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 4, 2026$32,403,850
80NM0026F7010

FY2026 - 1ST QUARTER FIXED FEE: THE FIXED FEE IS FOR THE CONTRACT/SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NASA AND THE CALTECH OPERATION OF THE FFRDC KNOWN AS THE JPL.

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMay 20, 2026$31,000,000
80NM0025F7045

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES (ROSES)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMay 13, 2025$29,047,516
80NM0023F0003

AIRBORNE VISIBLE/INFRARED IMAGING SPECTROMETER (AVIRIS) FOR NASA SCIENCE RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS RESEARCH

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAApr 2, 2026$27,220,984
80NM0023F0045

JPL MULTIRESOLUTION GREENHOUSE GAS SYSTEM WITH EMIT GREENHOUSE GAS CONTRIBUTION TO THE GHG CENTER

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAJun 9, 2026$26,052,485
80NM0025F7053

INSTRUMENT INCUBATOR PROGRAM (IIP) 2023 AWARDED TASKS (87-228162)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMay 21, 2026$25,731,241

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Totals cover awards where the government recorded this PSC code. Codes are taken as reported; awards are never reclassified into a different code.

  1. 1Awards are grouped by the PSC code the government recorded on the award, taken from USAspending.gov and last refreshed Aug 10, 2026. Miscoded awards stay miscoded here; we do not reassign codes.