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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to AXIOM SPACE INC

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2023 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2023-06-23·LATEST ACTION2026-05-18·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80JSC023FA154_8000_80JSC022DA022_8000
Award description

EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY (EVA) DEMONSTRATION

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

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In plain English

Latest obligation on Axiom Space's extravehicular activity demonstration contract, supporting commercial space station development that began in 2023.

Sub-sectors
nasa-contractscommercial-space-stationeva-technology
Why this matters

Advances NASA's strategy to transition to commercial space stations as alternatives to the International Space Station, reducing long-term government operational costs.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains demand for specialized EVA suit components, life-support systems, and microgravity testing infrastructure from aerospace suppliers.

U.S.–China competition angle

Strengthens U.S. commercial space leadership by enabling private sector alternatives to government-operated stations, countering China's independent space ambitions.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-25. Cost: $0.002981.

Period of performance
Start
2023-06-23
End
2028-08-09
Status
activein 771 days
Sources

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