$314,011,569

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INC

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2020 CONTRACT

WORK BEGAN2020-06-11·LATEST ACTION2026-06-18·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80JSC020F0220_8000_80HQTR19D0005_8000

Award description

VOLATILES INVESTIGATING POLAR EXPLORATION ROVER (VIPER) DELIVERY

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

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high

In plain English

Latest obligation on the VIPER lunar rover contract, which began in 2020 and is scheduled for delivery by October 2026.

Sub-sectors

nasa-lunar-explorationrover-developmentm&o-contract

Why this matters

VIPER is NASA's flagship mission to map water ice at the lunar south pole, critical for sustaining human exploration and establishing a lunar resource base.

Supply-chain signal

Astrobotic's delivery timeline depends on suppliers of advanced robotics, power systems, and scientific instruments; delays ripple across NASA's lunar architecture.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. lunar exploration capability directly counters China's aggressive lunar program; VIPER's success demonstrates American technological leadership in space resource prospecting.

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Period of performance

Start

2020-06-11

End

2026-10-31

Status

activein 123 days

Recipient

ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INC

UEI JAQ3W2MGVNV1

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Sources

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Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier CONT_AWD_80JSC020F0220_8000_80HQTR19D0005_8000.

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