$314,011,569

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

aerospaceactive

ACTION DATE2026-03-19·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80JSC020F0220_8000_80HQTR19D0005_8000

Award description

VOLATILES INVESTIGATING POLAR EXPLORATION ROVER (VIPER) DELIVERY

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high

In plain English

Fund development and delivery of VIPER rover for NASA's lunar polar exploration mission to detect water ice and volatiles.

Sub-sectors

space-explorationlunar-roboticsplanetary-science

Why this matters

VIPER is critical to NASA's Artemis program, establishing human lunar presence and resource utilization capabilities for sustained exploration.

Supply-chain signal

Large contract signals demand for advanced robotics, autonomous systems, and lunar-grade instrumentation from aerospace supply chain partners.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. lunar exploration capability directly counters China's aggressive lunar program and competition for polar resource access and scientific leadership.

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Period of performance

Start

2020-06-11

End

2026-10-31

Status

activein 169 days

Sources

Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier CONT_AWD_80JSC020F0220_8000_80HQTR19D0005_8000.

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