$3,272,481,574
to AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC
IGF::CT::IGF RS-25 PRODUCTION RESTART TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE CONTRACTOR IN SUPPORT OF PROVIDING SIX RS-25 ENGINES MODIFIED AS NECESSARY FOR THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM, RECERTIFICATION OF PRODUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS IN MANUFACTURING, AND CERTIFICATION FOR FLIGHT PROGRAM.
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What the model surfaced from this award
Latest obligation on the 2015 RS-25 engine production restart contract supporting NASA's Space Launch System with six modified engines and manufacturing improvements.
RS-25 engines are critical to SLS, NASA's deep-space exploration backbone. Sustained production restart after decades of dormancy is essential for Artemis lunar missions and beyond.
Aerojet Rocketdyne's restart of RS-25 production after a 40-year gap requires reactivation of specialized suppliers and manufacturing infrastructure across the aerospace industrial base.
U.S. heavy-lift launch capability via SLS/RS-25 directly counters China's advancing space ambitions and lunar exploration programs.
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