$15,540,973,335
National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration
WORK BEGAN2006-09-06·LATEST ACTION2026-06-25·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_NNJ06TA25C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description
TAS::80 0124::TAS DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST&EVALUATION OF PROJECT ORION
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In plain English
Latest obligation on the 2006-launched Orion spacecraft design, development, and testing program for NASA lunar missions.
Sub-sectors
nasa-space-explorationorion-programm&o-contract
Why this matters
Orion is NASA's crewed deep-space vehicle for Artemis lunar landings and eventual Mars missions—critical to U.S. space leadership.
Supply-chain signal
Lockheed Martin's 20-year Orion contract sustains a deep supply chain in aerospace systems integration, avionics, and thermal protection across dozens of subcontractors.
U.S.–China competition angle
Orion directly supports U.S. goal to return humans to the Moon before China; sustained funding signals commitment to maintaining crewed spaceflight dominance.
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Period of performance
Start
2006-09-06
End
2027-04-15
Status
activein 289 days
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- Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier CONT_AWD_NNJ06TA25C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-.
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