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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP

aerospaceactive
ACTION DATE·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

Design, development, and testing of NASA's Orion spacecraft for deep space exploration missions.

Sub-sectors
space-explorationhuman-spaceflightdeep-space-vehicles
Why this matters

Orion is critical to NASA's Artemis program to return humans to the Moon and enable Mars exploration, establishing U.S. leadership in deep space.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains demand for advanced aerospace manufacturing, avionics, thermal protection systems, and specialized materials from Lockheed Martin's supply base.

U.S.–China competition angle

Orion development demonstrates U.S. commitment to human spaceflight capabilities and lunar dominance as China pursues its own crewed lunar program.

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Period of performance
Start
2006-09-06
End
2026-09-30
Status
activein 139 days
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