This is a firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center to Maxar Space LLC, a division of Maxar Technologies Inc., for the Human Landing System (HLS) Refueling Element. The contract requires Maxar to refine the architecture, functional allocation options, and common interfaces required to enable the HLS to provide human landing capability; inform overall HLS requirements; provide understanding of element designs,...
This is a firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center to Lockheed Martin Corporation for the NASA Human Landing System (HLS) Descent Study Element. The potential value of the contract is $6,035,658.00. The contract was awarded on May 30, 2019, with a completion date of February 28, 2020. This contract is not set aside for a small business. Lockheed Martin, as the prime contractor, has engaged several...
This federal contract award to Masten Space Systems Inc. is a delivery order under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contract is valued at $81,296,512.00 and will acquire end-to-end commercial payload services between the Earth and the lunar surface for NASA's Science, Human Exploration and Operations, and Space Technology Mission Directorates. Masten Space Systems, a for-profit aerospace research and development company,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,935 grant for research to Masten Space Systems Inc., doing business as Masten Space, an aerospace research and development company. The contract supports NASA's strategy for returning humans to the Moon by 2024 and beyond, as outlined in Space Policy Directive One. Masten Space Systems specializes in reusable rocket vehicles, components, and flight services, and has provided flight demonstrations, testing, integration,...
This contract, awarded by the Marshall Space Flight Center (a civilian agency), provides for the design, development, manufacture, test, launch, demonstration, and engineering support of the Human Landing System (HLS) Integrated Lander. The contract, with a ceiling value of $4,464,205,922.12, was awarded to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), a private aerospace manufacturer. The contract is a definitive contract with a firm fixed price and does not utilize any set-aside...
This is a federal contract awarded by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to Dynetics, Inc., a mid-tier defense, aerospace, and technology company, to refine the architecture, functional allocation, and common interfaces required to enable the Human Landing System (HLS) to provide human landing capability. The $3,155,526 firm-fixed-price contract is focused on informing overall HLS requirements, providing understanding of element designs, schedules and costs, identifying key technology...
This is a $888,683 firm fixed price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center to Aerojet Rocketdyne Of DE, Inc. to refine the architecture, functional allocation options, and common interfaces required to enable the Human Landing System (HLS) to provide human landing capability. The work will inform overall HLS requirements, provide understanding of element designs, schedules and costs, identify key element technology maturation...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center awarded a $10.2 billion definitive contract to Blue Origin Federation, LLC to design, develop, manufacture, test, launch, demonstrate, and provide engineering support for the Human Landing System integrated lander. The contract has a period of performance from May 2020 through February 2025 and utilizes a firm fixed price structure. Major subcontractors include Cesiumastro Inc., Wind River Systems, Inc., Accenture...
Masten Space Systems Inc., doing business as Masten Space, has been awarded a $9,999,630 firm fixed price contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Armstrong Flight Research Center. The contract is for a flight demonstration of a reusable suborbital vehicle for terrestrial testing of landing technologies. Performance will take place in Mojave, California over a period from April 2021 through January 2024. This award stems from NASA Headquarters' 2020 solicitation...
This is a $144,499,064 definitive, firm-fixed price contract awarded by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to Dynetics, Inc., a subsidiary of Leidos Holdings, Inc. The contract further develops concepts for a sustainable lunar lander to support NASA's Human Landing System (HLS) efforts. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Dynetics, as a prime contractor, will perform design work, trade studies, joint working groups, and risk mitigation activities to reduce risks associated...