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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2024 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2024-06-26·LATEST ACTION2026-06-03·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80JSC024CA002_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

DESIGN, DEVELOP, MANUFACTURE, TEST, INTEGRATE, ACHIEVE NASA ACCEPTANCE, DELIVER, AND SUSTAIN ITS UNITED STATES DEORBIT VEHICLE (USDV) SUCH THAT THE USDV CAN PERFORM THE FINAL DEORBIT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS)

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Latest obligation on SpaceX's 2024 contract to design, develop, and deliver a U.S. deorbit vehicle for controlled International Space Station end-of-life operations.

Sub-sectors
iss-deorbitspacecraft-developmentnasa-contract-modification
Why this matters

Ensures safe, controlled ISS deorbit under U.S. control rather than uncontrolled reentry; critical for orbital debris mitigation and space sustainability.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for advanced propulsion, avionics, thermal protection, and integration capabilities across SpaceX's supply chain through 2031.

U.S.–China competition angle

Secures U.S. capability to manage ISS deorbit independently; counters reliance on foreign partners for critical space infrastructure end-of-life operations.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-17. Cost: $0.003201.

Period of performance
Start
2024-06-26
End
2031-03-31
Status
activein 1735 days
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