Federal agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

Federal agency · top-tier · the money flowing out to recipients.

$22.8B
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
267
Recipients
18,357
Awards
1
Sub-agencies

In FY2026, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration obligated $22.8B in federal awards to 267 recipients across 18,357 awards. Its largest recipient was California Institute of Technology, with 9% of the total. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money goes

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
TOP RECIPIENTS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$22.8B
FY2026 obligated
California Institute
$2.2B
The Boeing
$1.6B
Northrop Grumman
$1.4B
Space Exploration
$1.3B
Lockheed Martin
$1.3B
262 other recipients
$15B
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Recipient breakdown available for 78% of obligations shown

Top recipients

California Institute of Technology$2.2B
The Boeing Company$1.6B
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp$1.4B
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.$1.3B
Lockheed Martin Corporation$1.3B
Amentum Technology, Inc.$1.1B
Blue Origin, LLC$808.3M
KBR, Inc.$533.3M
Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC$505.1M
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC$497.4M

How it spends

awards by typeComputed
8,353contracts
7,025grants
2,979contract vehicles

What it funds

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$8.1B
Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing$4.1B
Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation$1.4B
Engineering Services$1.1B
Facilities Support Services$983.9M
Science$914.7M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$824.1M
Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing$594.5M

Sub-agencies

National Aeronautics and Space Administration$22.8B

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01

Obligations by year

Computed
$20.1B
FY20
$20.4B
FY21
$21.3B
FY22
$22.2B
FY23
$21.4B
FY24
$22.9B
FY25
$22.8B
FY26 partial
▲ 14%
FY20 to FY25

Awards

Source

Largest FY2026 awards

Awards this agency made that started in FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

AwardIDRecipientObligatedStartEndPlace
Provide Design, Development, Integration, Launch, and on Orbit, Continuous Communications…80GSFC26C0032Blue Origin, LLC$660M2026-09-012030-12-31Alabama
Skyfall (54-233220)THIS Task Plan Documents at High-Level the Effort to Develop Skyfall…80NM0026F7029California Institute of Technology$151.9M2026-05-142027-05-13California
Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) High Achievability Mission Campaign Is a Series of…80JSC026FA107Lunar Outpost Inc$121M2026-05-262031-05-26Colorado
Design, Procurement, and Installation of New Underground Duct Bank Infrastructure and…80KSC026C0004Kiewit Infrastructure South CO$90.3M2026-07-312029-10-31Florida
Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) High Achievability Mission Campaign Is a Series of…80JSC026FA106Venturi Astrolab Inc$87.6M2026-05-262031-05-26California
Centaur Upper Stage for Space Launch System (SLS) to Be Provided in Support of the…80MSFC26C0012United Launch Services, LLC$81.5M2026-06-182031-06-18Colorado
JPL Lunar Drones (54-232663)80NM0026F7025California Institute of Technology$75.7M2026-04-272028-09-24California
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Contract Task Order CX-2A80JSC026F7013Blue Origin, LLC$64.9M2026-05-262027-08-30Florida

Largest awards by total value

International Space Station
awarded 1993$22.7B
Design, Development, Test & Evaluation of Project Orion
awarded 2006$15.6B
Provide Developmental Hardware and Test Articles, and Manufacture and Assemble…
awarded 2007$10.5B
Joint US/Russian Human Space Flight Activities
awarded 1993$4.7B
First DDT and E, Ares I-X, and Flight Tests
awarded 2006$4.4B
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Phase 2 Observatory Contractor Shall Be…
awarded 2003$4.3B
Commercial Crew Program (CCP) Commercial Crew Transportation Capability…
awarded 2016$3.5B
RS-25 Production Restart to Be Undertaken by the Contractor in Support of…
awarded 2015$3.4B

The agency’s biggest individual awards by total value, largest first.

Congressional oversight

House Committee on AppropriationsHouse Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologySenate Committee on AppropriationsSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Inferred the congressional committees whose jurisdiction covers this agency (curated). Oversight is context, not control, and not a claim of influence over any award.

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