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National Aeronautics and Space Administration contracts

What the National Aeronautics and Space Administration buys, from whom, and where. Contract obligations in fiscal year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026), from USAspending.gov. Contract award types A to D (BPA calls, purchase orders, delivery orders and definitive contracts). Obligations can be negative when an agency takes money back. Data saved from USAspending.gov on Oct 23, 2026.

$16.02 billion$16,021,000,084 in contract obligations
#7of 70 agencies by contract spending
2.1%of all federal contract dollars
8,345contract awards with money in the year

Buying offices (sub-agencies)

  1. 1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$16.02 billion · 100.0%

Top companies (recipients)

  1. 1. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$2.12 billion · 13.2%
  2. 2. THE BOEING COMPANY$1.03 billion · 6.4%
  3. 3. BLUE ORIGIN, LLC$808.3 million · 5.0%
  4. 4. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.$716.5 million · 4.5%
  5. 5. BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING, LLC$505.1 million · 3.2%
  6. 6. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$497.4 million · 3.1%
  7. 7. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$488.2 million · 3.0%
  8. 8. KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC$427.4 million · 2.7%
  9. 9. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP$400.4 million · 2.5%
  10. 10. AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.$388.7 million · 2.4%

What it buys (NAICS)

  1. 1. 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$5.82 billion · 36.3%
  2. 2. 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing$3.34 billion · 20.9%
  3. 3. 541330 Engineering Services$846.0 million · 5.3%
  4. 4. 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$824.1 million · 5.1%
  5. 5. 561210 Facilities Support Services$662.8 million · 4.1%
  6. 6. 236210 Industrial Building Construction$587.6 million · 3.7%
  7. 7. 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation$511.2 million · 3.2%
  8. 8. 541710 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences$436.5 million · 2.7%
  9. 9. 541519 Other Computer Related Services$292.6 million · 1.8%
  10. 10. 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction$236.2 million · 1.5%

Where the work is (states)

  1. 1. California$3.78 billion · 23.6%
  2. 2. Alabama$2.85 billion · 17.8%
  3. 3. Texas$1.87 billion · 11.7%
  4. 4. Maryland$1.77 billion · 11.1%
  5. 5. Virginia$1.54 billion · 9.6%
  6. 6. Florida$1.51 billion · 9.5%
  7. 7. Colorado$1.03 billion · 6.4%
  8. 8. Mississippi$361.4 million · 2.3%
  9. 9. Ohio$306.5 million · 1.9%
  10. 10. District Of Columbia$126.3 million · 0.8%

Largest National Aeronautics and Space Administration contract awards

The 10 biggest awards by total award amount with money obligated in fiscal year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026). Each links to the full record on USAspending.gov.

RecipientAmountWhatDatesAward
THE BOEING COMPANY
TX		$22.65 billion
$22,653,589,200		INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
NAICS 336414 GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING		Nov 15, 1993 to Sep 30, 2031NAS1510000 ↗
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
CO		$15.58 billion
$15,578,682,243		TAS::80 0124::TAS DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST&EVALUATION OF PROJECT ORION
NAICS 541710 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES		Sep 6, 2006 to Apr 15, 2027NNJ06TA25C ↗
THE BOEING COMPANY
AL		$10.52 billion
$10,517,828,993		PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTAL HARDWARE AND TEST ARTICLES, AND MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLE ARES I UPPER STAGES. THE UPPER STAGE (US) ELEMENT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ARES I LAUNCH VEHICLE AND PROVIDES THE SECOND STAGE OF FLIGHT.
NAICS 336414 GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING		Sep 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2028NNM07AB03C ↗
RUSSIA SPACE AGENCY$4.68 billion
$4,683,777,952		JOINT US/RUSSIAN HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT ACTIVITIES
NAICS 481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION		Dec 16, 1993 to Dec 31, 2028NAS1510110 ↗
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
UT		$4.43 billion
$4,429,530,857		FIRST DDT AND E, ARES I-X, AND FLIGHT TESTS. FIRST STAGE WILL BE A FIVE SEGMENT, SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER DERIVED FROM THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM (SSP) SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER (SRB)/REUSABLE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR (RSRM). THE CONTR
NAICS 336415 GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PROPULSION UNIT AND PROPULSION UNIT PART		Apr 17, 2006 to Dec 31, 2026NNM07AA75C ↗
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
FL		$3.55 billion
$3,549,243,793		IGF::OT::IGF THE COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM (CCP) COMMERCIAL CREW TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITY (CCTCAP) CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE COMPLETION OF THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, EVALUATION, AND CERTIFICATION OF AN INTEGRATED CREW TRA
NAICS 336414 GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING		Dec 30, 2016 to Dec 31, 2030NNK17MA01T ↗
AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC
CA		$3.38 billion
$3,384,867,722		IGF::CT::IGF RS-25 PRODUCTION RESTART TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE CONTRACTOR IN SUPPORT OF PROVIDING SIX RS-25 ENGINES MODIFIED AS NECESSARY FOR THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM, RECERTIFICATION OF P
NAICS 541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES 		Nov 1, 2015 to Sep 30, 2029NNM16AA02C ↗
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
CA		$3.23 billion
$3,229,285,063		WORK REQUIRED FOR THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURE, TEST, LAUNCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT OF THE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM (HLS) INTEGRATED LANDER.
NAICS 541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES 		May 13, 2020 to Jul 29, 203380MSFC20C0034 ↗
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
CA		$2.99 billion
$2,985,859,581		EUROPA CLIPPER PROJECT THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA AND THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-CONTRACTOR, A PRIVATE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTI
NAICS 541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES 		Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 30, 202880NM0018F0615 ↗
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
LA		$2.87 billion
$2,870,112,487		PRODUCTION AND O&M FOR 35 EXTERNAL TANKS
NAICS 336415 GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PROPULSION UNIT AND PROPULSION UNIT PART		Oct 27, 2000 to Feb 28, 2013MSFC0199911DNAS800016 ↗
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