Analytics/Government Contracts
Government Contracts
Who governments pay for space work: awards, grants and research funding, each linked to its public record
Awards Tracked
22,040
Total Value
$315.8B
converted to USD
Buyer Countries
28
including EU institutions
Linked to Profiles
77.7%
of value, matched to an organization
Sources
4
Value by Award Year (USD millions)
Value by Buyer (USD millions)
Largest Recipients
- 1Lockheed Martin$55.4B · 94
- 2California Institute of Technology$42.9B · 1,364
- 3Boeing$41.1B · 90
- 4Northrop Grumman Space Systems$21.6B · 78
- 5Amentum$11.2B · 168
- 6Aerojet Rocketdyne$8.43B · 24
- 7SpaceX$8.08B · 21
- 8KBR$6.86B · 69
- 9Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory$5.45B · 190
- 10United Launch Services, LLC$5.44B · 7
- 11Aerospace Corporation$5.35B · 382
- 12Peraton$4.76B · 19
- 13Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)$4.68B · 1
- 14Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.$4.36B · 4
- 15RTX$4.25B · 73
Largest Buyers
- 1National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationUnited States$258.6B
- 2Department of DefenseUnited States$50.0B
- 3European CommissionEuropean Union$1.80B
- 4European Commission, Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS)Belgium$1.09B
- 5European Space AgencyInternational$929M
- 6European Commission, Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS)Belgium$902M
- 7MINISTERO DELLA DIFESA - Segretariato Generale della Difesa e Direzione Nazionale degli Armamenti - Direzione Informatica, Telematica e Tecnologie Avanzate (TELEDIFE)Italy$326M
- 8Ministero della Difesa - Segretariato Generale della Difesa e Direzione Nazionale degli Armamenti - Direzione Informatica, Telematica e Tecnologie Avanzate (TELEDIFE)Italy$324M
- 9European Defence Agency (EDA)Belgium$272M
- 10Ministry of DefenceIndia$268M
- 11Department of EnergyUnited States$210M
- 12European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)Czechia$180M
Awards
The 599 largest and most recent awards. Each organization's profile lists its own largest awards.
| Award | Recipient | Buyer | Date | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Space Station USAspending.gov | The Boeing Company United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 1993-11-15 | $22.7B |
| Design, Development, Test & Evaluation of Project Orion USAspending.gov | Lockheed Martin Corp. United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 2006-08-31 | $15.6B |
| Provide developmental hardware and test articles, and manufacture and assemble Ares I upper stages. The upper stage (… USAspending.gov | The Boeing Company United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 2007-08-28 | $10.5B |
| Space and Missile Systems Center contract USAspending.gov | Lockheed Martin Corp. United States | Department of Defense United States | 2001-11-16 | $9.03B |
| Department of Defense contract USAspending.gov | Lockheed Martin Corp. United States | Department of Defense United States | 2004-09-24 | $5.18B |
| Joint US/Russian Human Space Flight Activities USAspending.gov | Russia Space Agency Russia | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 1993-12-16 | $4.68B |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) IIIA USAspending.gov | Lockheed Martin Corp. United States | Department of Defense United States | 2008-05-15 | $4.54B |
| First DDT and E, Ares I-X, and flight tests. First stage will be a five segment, solid rocket booster derived from th… USAspending.gov | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 2007-08-10 | $4.43B |
| Department of Defense contract USAspending.gov | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation United States | Department of Defense United States | 2002-08-23 | $4.40B |
| The James Webb space telescope (JWST) phase 2 observatory contractor shall be responsible for providing the spacecraf… USAspending.gov | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 2002-09-16 | $4.35B |
| Aerospace FFRDC contract from 1 Oct 2013 to 30 Sept 2018 USAspending.gov | The Aerospace Corporation United States | Department of Defense United States | 2013-10-01 | $4.29B |
| Space and Missile Systems Center contract USAspending.gov | United Launch Services, LLC United States | Department of Defense United States | 2006-02-28 | $3.58B |
| The commercial crew program (CCP) commercial crew transportation capability (CCTCAP) contract will provide completion… USAspending.gov | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 2016-12-30 | $3.55B |
| Next generation overhead persistent infrared polar space vehicles 1 and 2 study. USAspending.gov | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation United States | Department of Defense United States | 2018-06-25 | $3.49B |
| GEO-3 and HEO-3 Long Lead USAspending.gov | Lockheed Martin Corp. United States | Department of Defense United States | 2008-03-14 | $3.39B |
| RS-25 production restart to be undertaken by the contractor in support of providing six RS-25 engines modified as nec… USAspending.gov | Aerojet Rocketdyne of de, Inc. United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 2015-11-19 | $3.38B |
| Work required for the design, development, manufacture, test, launch, demonstration, and engineering support of the h… USAspending.gov | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 2020-05-13 | $3.23B |
| Europa Clipper project the contract is the sponsoring agreement between the national aeronautics and space administra… USAspending.gov | California Institute of Technology United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 2018-07-24 | $2.99B |
| Production and O&M for 35 External Tanks USAspending.gov | Lockheed Martin Corp. United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 2000-10-27 | $2.87B |
| Space Launch System (SLS) Stages Production and Evolution Contract (SPEC) USAspending.gov | The Boeing Company United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 2019-10-16 | $2.75B |
| The primary activities covered by this effort include the final servicing mission and subsequent operations through e… USAspending.gov | Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 1987-09-15 | $2.53B |
| SBIRS GEO 5&6 Advanced Procurement USAspending.gov | Lockheed Martin Corp. United States | Department of Defense United States | 2013-02-19 | $2.49B |
| Space shuttle eng support for flight SCH of 30 fli flights extending from 1/1/02 thru 12/31/06 USAspending.gov | Aerojet Rocketdyne of de, Inc. United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 2002-05-02 | $2.26B |
| Rapid DDT&E and demonstration of S sustainable human landing system integrated lander. USAspending.gov | Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 2023-05-18 | $2.19B |
| Consolidated Space Operations Contract Phase 2. USAspending.gov | Lockheed Martin Corporation United States | National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States | 1998-09-25 | $2.15B |
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Sources and Coverage
USAspending.gov · 17,479 awards · $309.1B
US federal contracts of $100K or more since FY2021: all NASA awards plus space products and space R&D from any agency. Value is the total obligated over the award's life, so long-running contracts can date from before 2021.
TED (EU tenders) · 197 awards · $3.64B
Contract award notices for satellites and satellite ground equipment published by EU and EU-country buyers. Value is the notice's total value.
CORDIS (EU research) · 4,355 awards · $1.80B
EU Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 space projects. Value is the EU contribution to each participant.
Official announcements · 9 awards · $1.30B
Awards announced by agencies without an open data feed, each linked to its official source.
Amounts in other currencies are converted to USD at the European Central Bank's monthly reference rate for the award month. Updated twice a month.