$205,872,985

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ACTION DATE2026-03-25·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80NM0018F0629_8000_80NM0018D0004_8000

Award description

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER: PHASE E 62-10131

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The Buildout's read

What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high

In plain English

Funds Phase E operations and maintenance of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft mission.

Sub-sectors

space-explorationplanetary-sciencespacecraft-operations

Why this matters

MRO is a critical asset for Mars exploration, climate monitoring, and supporting future human missions to Mars.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains demand for spacecraft operations expertise, ground station support, and instrument data processing capabilities.

U.S.–China competition angle

Demonstrates U.S. sustained leadership in Mars exploration and long-duration planetary science missions.

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Period of performance

Start

2018-10-01

End

2028-09-30

Status

activein 869 days

Sources

Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier CONT_AWD_80NM0018F0629_8000_80NM0018D0004_8000.

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