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$246,031,358

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC

aerospaceexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 1997 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN1997-06-15·LATEST ACTION2026-05-08·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_GSFC0199706DNAS597179_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

TIMED PHASE C/D/E LETTER CONTRACT

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

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In plain English

Latest obligation on Johns Hopkins APL's long-running NASA contract for spacecraft design and mission operations, ongoing since 1997.

Sub-sectors
nasa-space-missionsm&o-contractongoing-modification
Why this matters

APL manages critical NASA missions including planetary science and Earth observation; this 29-year partnership underpins U.S. space exploration capability.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains APL's supply chain for spacecraft components, avionics, and mission operations infrastructure across multiple concurrent NASA missions.

U.S.–China competition angle

NASA's sustained investment in APL reflects U.S. commitment to independent space exploration and planetary science leadership against growing Chinese space capabilities.

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Period of performance
Start
1997-06-15
End
2013-06-12
Status
expired4766 days ago
Sources

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