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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2017 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2017-06-14·LATEST ACTION2026-06-17·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_NNG17FD73C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

THE LUCY SPACECRAFT AND MISSION OPERATIONS CONTRACT EMBODIES THE MISSION'S REQUIREMENT TO DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND OPERATE THE LUCY SPACECRAFT BUS. LUCY WILL EXPLORE SIX JUPITER TROJAN ASTEROIDS TRAPPED BY JUPITERS GRAVITY IN TWO SWARMS THAT SHARE THE PLANETS ORBIT, ONE LEADING AND ONE TRAILING JUPITER IN ITS 12-YEAR CIRCUIT AROUND THE SUN. THE TROJANS ARE THOUGHT TO BE RELICS OF A MUCH EARLIER ERA IN THE HISTORY OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM, AND MAY HAVE FORMED FAR BEYOND JUPITERS CURRENT ORBIT.

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

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Confidence: high
In plain English

Latest obligation on the Lucy spacecraft contract to design, develop, test, and operate the spacecraft exploring Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.

Sub-sectors
nasa-space-explorationspacecraft-operationsjupiter-mission
Why this matters

Lucy (begun 2017) is a flagship NASA mission studying ancient solar-system relics; this 2026 obligation sustains operations through 2033 completion.

Supply-chain signal

Lockheed Martin's ongoing spacecraft bus integration and mission operations sustain aerospace supply chains in avionics, propulsion, and ground systems through 2033.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. leadership in deep-space exploration and asteroid science; no direct China competition signal in this mission profile.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-18. Cost: $0.003172.

Period of performance
Start
2017-06-14
End
2033-04-16
Status
activein 2482 days
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