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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2022 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2022-12-01·LATEST ACTION2026-06-25·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80KSC023FA026_8000_80KSC023DA010_8000
Award description

THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES, CONTRACT PERIOD PRICING, OTHER PRICING OPTIONS, AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT 80KSC023DA010 FOR HELIUM AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.

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

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What the model surfaced from this award

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In plain English

Delivery order for helium supply to NASA's Kennedy Space Center under an existing 2022 contract with Air Products and Chemicals.

Sub-sectors
nasa-operationskennedy-space-centerhelium-supply
Why this matters

Helium is critical for rocket propulsion and spacecraft operations; securing reliable supply chains for cryogenic materials underpins U.S. launch capability.

Supply-chain signal

Air Products is a major industrial-gas supplier; this obligation signals sustained demand for cryogenic helium from the U.S. space program through 2026.

U.S.–China competition angle

Helium supply security is strategically important as the U.S. competes with China in space launch frequency and lunar/deep-space missions.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-18. Cost: $0.003046.

Period of performance
Start
2022-12-01
End
2026-10-31
Status
activein 123 days
Sources

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