$36,076,347

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2024 CONTRACT

WORK BEGAN2024-09-12·LATEST ACTION2026-04-29·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80NSSC24CA188_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-

Award description

PHASE III - CAPSTONE EXTENDED MISSION

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In plain English

Funds Phase III extended operations of NASA's CAPSTONE lunar orbit spacecraft through end of 2026.

Sub-sectors

nasa-civilian-spacelunar-mission-operationsextended-mission-phase

Why this matters

Extends data collection on fuel-efficient lunar trajectories critical to NASA's Artemis program and cislunar infrastructure planning.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains commercial space operations services and lunar mission support contracts from Advanced Space and subcontractors.

U.S.–China competition angle

Maintains U.S. continuous lunar operational presence amid accelerating Chinese lunar exploration and cislunar ambitions.

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Period of performance

Start

2024-09-12

End

2026-12-31

Status

activein 184 days

Recipient

Sources

USAspending.gov — all awards for this UEI →
SAM.gov entity registration →
Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier CONT_AWD_80NSSC24CA188_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-.

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