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

PSC code
AR14
Latest action
Aug 6, 2026
Median award value
Not published

Fewer than the minimum comparable awards under this PSC code.

Awards
521
Contractors
30

Largest awards under this code

AwardContractorAgencyPlaceFirst actionCurrent value
80JSC025F7057

COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CS-6.

FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC.National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTXJul 29, 2025$353,353,706
NNC16CA21C

NASA, THROUGH THE SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATE (STMD), SEEKS TO DEMONSTRATE AN ADVANCED SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM THAT WILL ENABLE FUTURE DEEP SPACE HUMAN AND ROBOTIC EXPLORATION.

AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, INC.National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWAMar 17, 2026$236,214,092
FA881025FB002

ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES

TECOLOTE RESEARCH, INC.Department of DefenseCAApr 16, 2026$223,025,358
80JSC025F7026

COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) INCREMENTAL FUNDING

FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC.National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTXMay 27, 2026$179,579,880
NNM16AA08C

LUCY IS A PLANNED NASA SPACE PROBE THAT WILL TOUR FIVE JUPITER TROJANS, ASTEROIDS WHICH SHARE JUPITER'S ORBIT AROUND THE SUN, ORBITING EITHER AHEAD OF OR BEHIND THE PLANET AND ONE MAIN BELT ASTEROID. ALL TARGET ENCOUNTERS WILL BE FLY-BY ENCOUNTERS.

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTXMar 19, 2026$170,903,125
89233125FNA400697

SYSTEM ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION (SE&I) SUPPORT AND INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC ANALYSIS FOR THE OFFICES OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION AND DEFENSE PROGRAMS

THE AEROSPACE CORPORATIONDepartment of EnergyCAApr 29, 2026$146,156,020
80JSC024F0079

COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS), CP-22 REV 7 TO UPDATE TASK ORDER VALUE

INTUITIVE MACHINES, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTXMar 30, 2026$116,900,000
80JSC023F0041

COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) TASK ORDER CS-3

FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC.National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTXMar 30, 2026$113,530,258
80JSC026F7013

COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CX-2A

BLUE ORIGIN, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationFLMay 26, 2026$94,000,000
80JSC026F7015

COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CX-2B

BLUE ORIGIN, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationFLMay 26, 2026$94,000,000
NNM16AA09C

PSYCHE: JOURNEY TO A METAL WORLD - THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR IN SUPPORT OF THE NASA DISCOVERY PROGRAM 2014 ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO) (NNH14ZDA014O) SOLICITATION DATED NOVEMBER 5, 2014.

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAZMar 31, 2026$93,003,466
89233125FNA400696

SYSTEM ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION (SE&I) SUPPORT AND INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC ANALYSIS FOR THE OFFICES OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION (DNN - NA-20)

THE AEROSPACE CORPORATIONDepartment of EnergyCAApr 22, 2026$85,015,283
80JSC026F7017

FINALIZE THE MISSION DESIGN, EXECUTE LONG LEAD PROCUREMENTS TO SUPPORT THE AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE, AND DELIVER ALL BASE MILESTONES AND PRODUCTS.

ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INCNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTXJun 30, 2026$68,999,992
80JSC026F7018

FINALIZE THE MISSION DESIGN, EXECUTE LONG LEAD PROCUREMENTS TO SUPPORT THE AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE, AND DELIVER ALL BASE MILESTONES AND PRODUCTS.

ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INCNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPAJun 30, 2026$68,999,992
80JSC026F7020

FINALIZE THE MISSION DESIGN, EXECUTE LONG LEAD PROCUREMENTS TO SUPPORT THE AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE, AND DELIVER ALL BASE MILESTONES AND PRODUCTS.

INTUITIVE MACHINES, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTXJun 30, 2026$68,622,694
80JSC026F7019

FINALIZE THE MISSION DESIGN, EXECUTE LONG LEAD PROCUREMENTS TO SUPPORT THE AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE, AND DELIVER ALL BASE MILESTONES AND PRODUCTS.

FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC.National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTXJun 30, 2026$66,479,143
80GSFC25CA023

THIS MODIFICATION INCORPORATES THE REVISED ATTACHMENT B: CORONAGRAPH REQUIREMENT SPECIFICATION (CSPEC), AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTXApr 20, 2026$60,285,745
NNM13AA38C

PHASE A-B DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUICE ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROGRAPH THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY SELECTED THE JUPITER ICY MOONS EXPLORER (JUICE) MISSION AS THE FIRST MISSION IN ITS LARGE-CLASS MISSION PORTFOLIO UNDER THE COSMIC VISION PROGRAM. THE JUICE MISSION WILL INVESTIGATE JUPITER AND ITS ICY MOONS, COMPLETING ITS MISSION BY ORBITING GANYMEDE. THE MISSION IS PLANNED FOR LAUNCH IN 2022. THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) HAS OFFERED TO COLLABORATE IN THIS MISSION. IN 2012, NASA ISSUED PROGRAM ELEMENT APPENDIX (PEA) K AS AN APPENDIX OF THE SECOND STAND ALONE MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY NOTICE (SALMON-2)(NNH12ZDA006O-JUICE) ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO)(NNH12ZDA006O) FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING PROPOSALS FOR JUICE MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY (MO) INVESTIGATIONS TO BE MANAGED UNDER THE NASA NEW FRONTIERS PROGRAM. THE JUICE ULTRAVIOLET IMAGING SPECTROGRAPH (JUICE-UVS) IS A COMPLETE, STAND-ALONE INSTRUMENT PROPOSED AND SELECTED UNDER THE SALMON-2 AO, TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ESA JUICE PAYLOAD AS PART OF NASAS U.S. CONTRIBUTION, AND DEVELOPED BY THE SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI) IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. THE LEADER OF THE JUICE-UVS TEAM IS THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI), DR. RANDY GLADSTONE OF SWRI. THE GOALS OF THE JUICE-UVS INVESTIGATION ARE TO: 1) EXPLORE THE ATMOSPHERES, PLASMA INTERACTIONS, AND SURFACES OF THE GALILEAN SATELLITES 2) DETERMINE THE DYNAMICS, CHEMISTRY, AND VERTICAL STRUCTURE OF JUPITERS UPPER ATMOSPHERE, FROM EQUATOR TO POLE, AS A TEMPLATE FOR GIANT PLANETS EVERYWHERE AND 3) INVESTIGATE THE JUPITER-IO CONNECTION BY QUANTIFYING ENERGY AND MASS FLOW IN THE IO ATMOSPHERE, NEUTRAL CLOUDS, AND TORUS. THESE GOALS ARE CLOSELY ALIGNED TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE JUICE ASSESSMENT STUDY REPORT, AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH NASA GOALS IN THE MOST RECENT PLANETARY DECADAL SURVEY, THE EJSM STUDY REPORT, AND SMDS FORMAL GOALS DOCUMENTS.

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTXMar 12, 2026$58,365,371
80JSC025F7071

COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CS-7

BLUE ORIGIN, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationFLMar 5, 2026$56,100,000
80JSC026F7009

CLPS TASK ORDER CT-4 PAYLOADS AND RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON.

INTUITIVE MACHINES, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTXMar 25, 2026$46,831,892
80JSC022F0174

COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS)TASK ORDER CP-12 CLPS PAYLOADS AND RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON NO COST POP EXTENSION FROM 04/30/2026 TO 06/30/2026.

THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationMAApr 30, 2026$43,314,148
80GSFC19C0069

PROVIDE ENGINEERING ANALYSES, HARDWARE & SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, INTEGRATION, TEST, EVALUATION, INTEGRATION WITH SPACECRAFT, LAUNCH, INSTRUMENT ACTIVATION, CALIBRATION, VALIDATION, & OPERATIONS THROUGH 60-DAY CHECKOUT FOR TSIS2 PAYLOAD.

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCOApr 7, 2026$37,239,061
80KSC021F0014

DEEP SPACE LOGISTICS ENGINEERING SUPPORT (LENS) TASK ORDER ISSUED UNDER THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) ONE ACQUISITION SOLUTION FOR INTEGRATED SERVICES (OASIS) IDIQ CONTRACT.

AEGIS AEROSPACE INCNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationFLMar 5, 2026$36,449,615
80JSC024F0068

COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) TASK ORDER CT-3

BLUE ORIGIN, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWAJul 24, 2024$18,720,211
80GSFC21C0037

DRAGONFLY MASS SPECTROMETER (DRAMS), ELECTRONICS MODULES (EM)

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationMIMar 25, 2021$9,673,796

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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.
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