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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to LOCKHEED MARTIN INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, LLC

aerospaceexpiring · 0d· period of performance ends in 0 daysONGOING · MOD OF 2011 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2011-07-01·LATEST ACTION2026-06-04·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_NNG11FC20C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

THE MOSES II EFFORT IS A FIVE-YEAR SOLE-SOURCE FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT TO MAINTAIN THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE HST OBSERVATORY THROUGH THE NEXT PHASE OF ITS SCIENCE MISSION. THE SCOPE OF THIS FOLLOW-ON EFFORT INCLUDES CONDUCTING ALL ELEMENTS OF HST OPERATIONS OTHER THAN SCIENCE OPERATIONS, AND TO PERFORM SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TASKS REQUIRED TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN HST FLIGHT AND GROUND SYSTEMS.MISSION OPERATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE SAFE AND EFFICIENT CONTROL AND UTILIZATION OF THE HST OBSERVATORY, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF HST-UNIQUE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, AS WELL AS CREATION, MAINTENANCE, AND UTILIZATION OF HST OPERATIONS PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES. CRITICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESPONSIBILITIES CONSIST OF OPTIMIZING MISSION SYSTEM CAPABILITIES TO MAXIMIZE HST OPERATIONS EFFECTIVENESS AND SCIENCE PRODUCTIVITY. ESSENTIAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE PROVIDING A TECHNICAL STAFF POSSESSING IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF HST S VARIED, COMPLEX, AND UNIQUE FLIGHT AND GROUND SYSTEMS, ENSURING SUCCESSFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE DIVERSE TASKS NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY CONDUCT HST MISSION OPERATIONS AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AS WELL AS TO MANAGE AND REPORT CONTRACT ELEMENT COST AND SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2011 Hubble Space Telescope mission operations contract to maintain observatory health, safety, and science productivity through 2026.

Sub-sectors
hubble-space-telescope-operationsmission-operations-and-maintenancesystems-engineering
Why this matters

Hubble remains a flagship U.S. science asset; continuous operations funding ensures sustained astronomical discovery and validates long-term space infrastructure investment.

Supply-chain signal

Lockheed Martin's 15-year tenure as HST operations prime indicates deep institutional knowledge; supplier ecosystem for ground systems and flight support remains stable.

U.S.–China competition angle

Sustained Hubble operations demonstrate U.S. commitment to space science leadership; no direct China competition angle, but underscores U.S. capability in long-duration space asset stewardship.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-18. Cost: $0.003436.

Period of performance
Start
2011-07-01
End
2026-06-30
Status
expiring · 0din 0 days
Sources

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