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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2009 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2009-04-02·LATEST ACTION2026-06-09·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_NNG09EK34C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

RISK REDUCTION AND PHASE B EFFORT IN SUPPORT OF THE MARS ATMOSPHERIC AND VOLATILE EVOLUATION (MAVEN) PROJECT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE MAVEN PROJECT TO DEFINE AND COMPLETE THE DEFINITION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN, AND THE PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURE, TEST, VERIFICATION AND OPERATION OF A FLIGHT SYSTEM, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE INTEGRATED SPACECRAFT AND SCIENCE PAYLOADS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK.

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2009 MAVEN Mars mission contract supporting preliminary design and development planning for the spacecraft and science instruments.

Sub-sectors
nasa-space-sciencemars-explorationspacecraft-development
Why this matters

MAVEN is NASA's flagship Mars atmospheric research mission; this 17-year contract sustains critical U.S. planetary science capability and Mars exploration leadership.

Supply-chain signal

Lockheed Martin's ongoing role as prime contractor anchors a supply chain of aerospace subcontractors and specialized component manufacturers supporting deep-space missions.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. Mars exploration demonstrates sustained technological advantage in planetary science; China is accelerating its own Mars program, making sustained U.S. investment strategically important.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-19. Cost: $0.003148.

Period of performance
Start
2009-04-02
End
2026-09-30
Status
activein 92 days
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