Top 70 Contractors in PSC AR12: Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Applied Research, FY2022

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Rank	Contractor	Net obligations	Share	Trend
1	California Institute of Technology 2 awardees Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Navy (Department of the Navy)	$663,770,511	68.4%	Rank history: #1 in FY2021, #1 in FY2023, #1 in FY2024 and #2 in FY2025; unchanged since FY2021.
2	Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$46,344,445	4.8%	Rank history: #5 in FY2021, #3 in FY2023, #3 in FY2024 and #5 in FY2025; up 3 since FY2021.
3	L3Harris Technologies, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$25,000,000	2.6%	Rank history: #49 in FY2021, #4 in FY2023, #6 in FY2024 and #11 in FY2025; up 46 since FY2021.
4	Intuitive Machines, LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$24,564,431	2.5%	Rank history: #9 in FY2021, #77 in FY2023, #46 in FY2024 and #25 in FY2025; up 5 since FY2021.
5	The Aerospace Corporation Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$19,911,487	2.1%	Rank history: #10 in FY2021, #5 in FY2023, #4 in FY2024 and #3 in FY2025; up 5 since FY2021.
6	The Regents of the University of Colorado Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$19,665,292	2.0%	Rank history: #6 in FY2021, #12 in FY2023, #22 in FY2024 and #21 in FY2025; unchanged since FY2021.
7	Leidos Holdings, Inc. Through Dynetics, Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$18,044,640	1.9%	Rank history: #2 in FY2021, not on the FY2023–FY2024 lists and #15 in FY2025; down 5 since FY2021.
8	Lockheed Martin Corporation Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$17,056,823	1.8%	Rank history: #3 in FY2021, #20 in FY2023, #34 in FY2024 and #13 in FY2025; down 5 since FY2021.
9	Ball Corp Through BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$13,798,130	1.4%	Rank history: #7 in FY2021, #25 in FY2023, #25 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 2 since FY2021.
10	Blue Origin Washington, LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$10,735,715	1.1%	Rank history: #8 in FY2021, #2 in FY2023, #2 in FY2024 and #1 in FY2025; down 2 since FY2021.
11	The Boeing Company 3 awardees Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$9,737,456	1.0%	Rank history: #46 in FY2021, #8 in FY2023, #5 in FY2024 and #4 in FY2025; up 35 since FY2021.
12	The Trustees of Princeton University Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$7,687,122	0.8%	Rank history: #13 in FY2021, #9 in FY2023, #8 in FY2024 and #26 in FY2025; up 1 since FY2021.
13	Thermavant Technologies LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$7,624,000	0.8%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
14	Zeno Power Systems Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$7,155,900	0.7%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #14 in FY2023, #18 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; new.
15	Space Systems/Loral LLC 2 awardees, including Maxar Space Robotics LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$6,047,950	0.6%	Rank history: #18 in FY2021 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 3 since FY2021.
16	Astrobotic Technology Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$4,960,877	0.5%	Rank history: #17 in FY2021, #6 in FY2023, #14 in FY2024 and #28 in FY2025; up 1 since FY2021.
17	Sierra Nevada Company, LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$4,887,978	0.5%	Rank history: #15 in FY2021, #18 in FY2023, #13 in FY2024 and #9 in FY2025; down 2 since FY2021.
18	Microlink Devices Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$4,500,000	0.5%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
19	RTX Corporation 3 awardees, including Blue Canyon Technologies LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$4,456,432	0.5%	Rank history: #28 in FY2021, not on the FY2023 list, #59 in FY2024 and #42 in FY2025; up 9 since FY2021.
20	General Electric Company Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$3,800,000	0.4%	Rank history: #14 in FY2021, #11 in FY2023, #48 in FY2024 and #50 in FY2025; down 6 since FY2021.
21	Board of Governers State University System of Florida Through University of Florida Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$3,491,001	0.4%	Rank history: #19 in FY2021, #15 in FY2023, #28 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 2 since FY2021.
22	Nokia of America Corporation Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$3,406,885	0.4%	Rank history: #11 in FY2021 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 11 since FY2021.
23	Dsoft Technology Company Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$3,092,712	0.3%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #27 in FY2023, #31 in FY2024 and #35 in FY2025; new.
24	Ensign-Bickford Industries Inc. Through Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$2,967,878	0.3%	Rank history: #23 in FY2021, #23 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 1 since FY2021.
25	Raft LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$2,500,000	0.3%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
26	Flawless Photonics, Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$2,315,075	0.2%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #41 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
27	Texas TECH University System Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$2,127,315	0.2%	Rank history: #40 in FY2021, #75 in FY2023, not on the FY2024 list and #64 in FY2025; up 13 since FY2021.
28	Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$1,613,353	0.2%	Rank history: #12 in FY2021, #16 in FY2023, #21 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 16 since FY2021.
29	Masten Space Systems Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$1,542,166	0.2%	Rank history: #16 in FY2021 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 13 since FY2021.
30	Spaceflight Industries Inc. Through Blacksky Geospatial Solutions, LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$1,499,000	0.2%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #30 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
31	Southern Research Institute Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$1,449,745	0.1%	Rank history: #20 in FY2021, #50 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 11 since FY2021.
32	Southwest Research Institute Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$1,381,055	0.1%	Rank history: #22 in FY2021, #31 in FY2023, not on the FY2024 list and #55 in FY2025; down 10 since FY2021.
33	Northrop Grumman Corporation 2 awardees, including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$1,315,999	0.1%	Rank history: #4 in FY2021, #7 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 29 since FY2021.
34	Paragon Space Development Corporation Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$1,197,943	0.1%	Rank history: #38 in FY2021, #22 in FY2023, #44 in FY2024 and #19 in FY2025; up 4 since FY2021.
35	Pumpkin, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$1,066,461	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
36	United Semiconductors, LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$856,307	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #34 in FY2023, #67 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; new.
37	Auxilium Biotechnologies Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$775,000	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #48 in FY2023, #56 in FY2024 and #27 in FY2025; new.
38	Scientific Systems Company, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$749,982	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
39	Sciperio Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$749,977	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
40	Intelligent Fusion Technology, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$749,975	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
41	Opterus Research and Development, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$749,916	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
42	Novi Space Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$748,097	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
43	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$720,391	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #42 in FY2023, #55 in FY2024 and #56 in FY2025; new.
44	Nanoracks LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$710,056	0.1%	Rank history: #51 in FY2021, #72 in FY2023, #16 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 7 since FY2021.
45	Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance, LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$678,084	0.1%	Rank history: #27 in FY2021, #36 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 18 since FY2021.
46	Secretary of State Connecticut Through University of Connecticut Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$654,381	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #43 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
47	University of Texas System 2 awardees, including University of Texas At Arlington and University of Texas At Austin Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$628,082	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #46 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
48	State of California Controllers Office Through The Regents of the University of California Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$596,858	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #13 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
49	Apsidal LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$568,894	0.1%	Rank history: #34 in FY2021, #51 in FY2023, #64 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 15 since FY2021.
50	BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$557,168	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, not on the FY2023 list, #38 in FY2024 and #20 in FY2025; new.
51	TTTech Computertechnik AG Through Tttech North America, Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$499,392	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #82 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
52	Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$488,647	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #80 in FY2023, #68 in FY2024 and #65 in FY2025; new.
53	Bryce Space and Technology, LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$424,053	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #78 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
54	Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$330,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
55	ASB - Aerospatiale Batteries Through Advanced Thermal Batteries Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$321,322	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #58 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
56	Skyre, Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$274,836	<0.1%	Rank history: #25 in FY2021, #53 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 31 since FY2021.
57	P H Matter LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$268,290	<0.1%	Rank history: #26 in FY2021, #38 in FY2023, not on the FY2024 list and #52 in FY2025; down 31 since FY2021.
58	Mars Aerospace Company Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$249,342	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
59	Ensco Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$241,516	<0.1%	Rank history: #39 in FY2021, #56 in FY2023, #61 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 20 since FY2021.
60	Remote Sensing Systems Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$199,070	<0.1%	Rank history: #41 in FY2021, #59 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 19 since FY2021.
61	Spacelink Corporation Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$189,881	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
62	Ksat Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$161,639	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
63	Burlaga Leonard F Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$125,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #73 in FY2023, #69 in FY2024 and #61 in FY2025; new.
64	Holly Shulman Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$110,873	<0.1%	Rank history: #33 in FY2021, #79 in FY2023, #47 in FY2024 and #47 in FY2025; down 31 since FY2021.
65	Radiance Technologies Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$103,001	<0.1%	Rank history: #32 in FY2021 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 33 since FY2021.
66	Rwbruce Associates LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$98,811	<0.1%	Rank history: #37 in FY2021 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 29 since FY2021.
67	Purdue University Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$45,100	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, not on the FY2023–FY2024 lists and #41 in FY2025; new.
68	Government of the United States Through Smithsonian Institution Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$39,955	<0.1%	Rank history: #24 in FY2021, #39 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 44 since FY2021.
69	Xometry, Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$31,733	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
70	Redwire, LLC Through Redwire Space Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$6,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.

How this ranking works

• Source: every contract action FPDS records (as published on SAM.gov) in the period, as GovTribe received it.
• Amounts are net obligations: what was obligated, less what was deobligated. Shares are of $971 million obligated before deobligations, so they never pass 100%.
• Parent companies: each action counts under the ultimate parent its award record names, or under the awardee when it names none, so no dollar counts twice. Parents of the same name (Inc., LLC and the like aside) count as one company, since FPDS records a company's parent under more than one UEI over time. GovTribe corrects a few parents and names by hand; see the corrections.
• Fiscal year 2022 ran Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022. The Department of Defense reports its contract actions to FPDS about 90 days late, so a fiscal year is ranked once they're in, in February, and the list doesn't change after.
• Rank changes compare with FY2021. "New" marks a company outside that period's top 500, and "Returned" one of those that was on an earlier fiscal year's list.
• Rank lines show each company's rank on every fiscal year's list since FY2021, #1 at the top, on a scale that gives the top of the list more room. A dashed stretch spans years it wasn't on the list. The step from FY2021 takes the color of the rank change beside it.
• Placeholder recipients FPDS uses when it names no company ("Miscellaneous Foreign Contractors" and the like) aren't ranked.

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