UNSPSC 25151500: Spaceships

UNSPSC 25151500 Spaceships is a Class code under which state and local governments currently solicit space-vehicle infrastructure, testing facilities, and specialized equipment rather than spacecraft themselves. The code appears in requests for information about test-and-evaluation infrastructure, thermal-vacuum testing capability, and spacesuit simulators—reflecting public agencies' need to build or access shared research, development, and training facilities rather than to procure finished vehicles. Issuing bodies include state space commissions, university systems, workforce development agencies, and municipal recreation departments, though the last category (pool construction) represents a tagging misalignment rather than genuine spaceship procurement activity.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas. The Texas Space Commission posted RFI 358-26-004 on August 24, 2026, seeking information on existing or conceptual shared-user space propulsion test and evaluation facilities capable of conducting research, development, testing, and evaluation, with responses due September 14, 2026. The Texas Workforce Commission issued RFI 3582601 on August 14, 2026, to identify existing thermal-vacuum testing facilities within Texas to support future state contracting, with responses due September 11, 2026. The Texas A&M University System issued ITB TAMUS-ITB-26-0535 on April 28, 2026, for a spacesuit simulator through its AggieBid platform, though the submission deadline had already passed at time of posting. Neither RFI represents a commitment to contract or fund; both are nonbinding market research to inform potential future feasibility studies, professional-services procurements, or grant opportunities. No recent opportunities show active procurement of operational spacecraft under this code.