Top 83 Contractors in PSC AR12: Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Applied Research, FY2023

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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) HHS (Department of Health and Human Services)	$1,054,546,827	60.8%	Rank history: #1 in FY2021, #1 in FY2022, #1 in FY2024 and #2 in FY2025; unchanged since FY2022.
2	Blue Origin Washington, LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$425,009,984	24.5%	Rank history: #8 in FY2021, #10 in FY2022, #2 in FY2024 and #1 in FY2025; up 8 since FY2022.
3	Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$51,639,304	3.0%	Rank history: #5 in FY2021, #2 in FY2022, #3 in FY2024 and #5 in FY2025; down 1 since FY2022.
4	L3Harris Technologies, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$39,712,601	2.3%	Rank history: #49 in FY2021, #3 in FY2022, #6 in FY2024 and #11 in FY2025; down 1 since FY2022.
5	The Aerospace Corporation Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$38,807,007	2.2%	Rank history: #10 in FY2021, #5 in FY2022, #4 in FY2024 and #3 in FY2025; unchanged since FY2022.
6	Astrobotic Technology Inc 2 awardees Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$13,014,096	0.8%	Rank history: #17 in FY2021, #16 in FY2022, #14 in FY2024 and #28 in FY2025; up 10 since FY2022.
7	Northrop Grumman Corporation 2 awardees, including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$11,395,406	0.7%	Rank history: #4 in FY2021, #33 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 26 since FY2022.
8	The Boeing Company 2 awardees Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$10,506,744	0.6%	Rank history: #46 in FY2021, #11 in FY2022, #5 in FY2024 and #4 in FY2025; up 3 since FY2022.
9	The Trustees of Princeton University Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$8,172,141	0.5%	Rank history: #13 in FY2021, #12 in FY2022, #8 in FY2024 and #26 in FY2025; up 3 since FY2022.
10	Raft LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$5,930,885	0.3%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #12 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; new.
11	General Electric Company Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$4,823,155	0.3%	Rank history: #14 in FY2021, #20 in FY2022, #48 in FY2024 and #50 in FY2025; up 9 since FY2022.
12	The Regents of the University of Colorado Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$4,226,203	0.2%	Rank history: #6 in FY2021, #6 in FY2022, #22 in FY2024 and #21 in FY2025; down 6 since FY2022.
13	State of California Controllers Office Through The Regents of the University of California Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$4,195,574	0.2%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #48 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 35 since FY2022.
14	Zeno Power Systems Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$4,000,000	0.2%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #14 in FY2022, #18 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; unchanged since FY2022.
15	Board of Governers State University System of Florida Through University of Florida Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$3,900,000	0.2%	Rank history: #19 in FY2021, #21 in FY2022, #28 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 6 since FY2022.
16	Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$3,179,003	0.2%	Rank history: #12 in FY2021, #28 in FY2022, #21 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 12 since FY2022.
17	The Johns Hopkins University Through The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$3,098,865	0.2%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
18	Sierra Nevada Company, LLC 2 awardees, including Sierra Space Corp Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$2,782,245	0.2%	Rank history: #15 in FY2021, #17 in FY2022, #13 in FY2024 and #9 in FY2025; down 1 since FY2022.
19	Silicon Technologies Inc Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$2,630,444	0.2%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #20 in FY2024 and #10 in FY2025; new.
20	Lockheed Martin Corporation Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$2,542,210	0.1%	Rank history: #3 in FY2021, #8 in FY2022, #34 in FY2024 and #13 in FY2025; down 12 since FY2022.
21	The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$2,461,823	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #53 in FY2024 and #45 in FY2025; new.
22	Paragon Space Development Corporation Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$2,160,768	0.1%	Rank history: #38 in FY2021, #34 in FY2022, #44 in FY2024 and #19 in FY2025; up 12 since FY2022.
23	Ensign-Bickford Industries Inc. Through Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$1,771,760	0.1%	Rank history: #23 in FY2021, #24 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 1 since FY2022.
24	Spideroak Mission Systems LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$1,714,043	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
25	Ball Corp Through BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$1,672,651	0.1%	Rank history: #7 in FY2021, #9 in FY2022, #25 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 16 since FY2022.
26	Amu Engineering Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$1,449,470	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, not on the FY2024 list and #48 in FY2025; new.
27	Dsoft Technology Company Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$1,363,358	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #23 in FY2022, #31 in FY2024 and #35 in FY2025; down 4 since FY2022.
28	Redwire Space Technologies, Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$1,358,395	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #36 in FY2024 and #6 in FY2025; new.
29	Two Independence Hana OW, LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$1,007,382	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #27 in FY2024 and #43 in FY2025; new.
30	Spaceflight Industries Inc. Through Blacksky Geospatial Solutions, LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$999,999	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #30 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; unchanged since FY2022.
31	Southwest Research Institute Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$894,917	0.1%	Rank history: #22 in FY2021, #32 in FY2022, not on the FY2024 list and #55 in FY2025; up 1 since FY2022.
32	Xona Space Systems Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$850,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #26 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; new.
33	Trusted Science and Technology, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$748,999	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
34	United Semiconductors, LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$747,615	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #36 in FY2022, #67 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 2 since FY2022.
35	The Leland Stanford Junior University Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$700,000	<0.1%	Rank history: #29 in FY2021, not on the FY2022 list, #54 in FY2024 and #34 in FY2025; returned.
36	Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance, LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$663,347	<0.1%	Rank history: #27 in FY2021, #45 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 9 since FY2022.
37	Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. 2 awardees, including Kratos Sre, Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$641,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
38	P H Matter LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$622,068	<0.1%	Rank history: #26 in FY2021, #57 in FY2022, not on the FY2024 list and #52 in FY2025; up 19 since FY2022.
39	Government of the United States Through Smithsonian Institution Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$610,679	<0.1%	Rank history: #24 in FY2021, #68 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 29 since FY2022.
40	Planetary Science Institute Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$588,340	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
41	Flawless Photonics, Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$586,863	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #26 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 15 since FY2022.
42	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$580,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #43 in FY2022, #55 in FY2024 and #56 in FY2025; up 1 since FY2022.
43	Secretary of State Connecticut Through University of Connecticut Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$515,356	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #46 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 3 since FY2022.
44	Honeybee Robotics LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$473,761	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #15 in FY2024 and #60 in FY2025; new.
45	Physical Sciences Inc. 2 awardees, including Faraday Technology, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$449,954	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
46	University of Texas System Through University of Texas At Arlington Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$412,486	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #47 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 1 since FY2022.
47	Cesiumastro Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$395,640	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #24 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; new.
48	Auxilium Biotechnologies Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$380,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #37 in FY2022, #56 in FY2024 and #27 in FY2025; down 11 since FY2022.
49	City Labs, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$376,250	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
50	Southern Research Institute Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$339,507	<0.1%	Rank history: #20 in FY2021, #31 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 19 since FY2022.
51	Apsidal LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$313,084	<0.1%	Rank history: #34 in FY2021, #49 in FY2022, #64 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 2 since FY2022.
52	Allium US Holding LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$298,303	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #60 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; new.
53	Skyre, Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$274,837	<0.1%	Rank history: #25 in FY2021, #56 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 3 since FY2022.
54	RTX Corporation Through Raytheon Company Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$254,534	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #59 in FY2024 and #42 in FY2025; new.
55	Sri International Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$249,938	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #70 in FY2024 and #40 in FY2025; new.
56	Ensco Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$246,801	<0.1%	Rank history: #39 in FY2021, #59 in FY2022, #61 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 3 since FY2022.
57	BAE Systems PLC Through BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$245,250	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
58	ASB - Aerospatiale Batteries Through Advanced Thermal Batteries Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$235,885	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #55 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 3 since FY2022.
59	Remote Sensing Systems Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$207,163	<0.1%	Rank history: #41 in FY2021, #60 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 1 since FY2022.
60	Nanosonic Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$150,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
61	Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$150,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
62	Oceanit Laboratories Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$149,999	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
63	Kent Optronics Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$149,995	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
64	Integrated Solutions for Systems Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$149,956	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
65	Aqwest, LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$149,947	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
66	Plasmonics Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$149,944	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
67	Maxentric Technologies LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$149,939	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
68	Altius Space Machines, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$149,877	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
69	Metamagnetics Inc Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$149,421	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
70	Spaceworks Enterprises Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$149,296	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
71	SSC Space US Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$149,029	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
72	Nanoracks LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$133,779	<0.1%	Rank history: #51 in FY2021, #44 in FY2022, #16 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 28 since FY2022.
73	Burlaga Leonard F Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$125,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #63 in FY2022, #69 in FY2024 and #61 in FY2025; down 10 since FY2022.
74	MTI Systems Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$91,013	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
75	Texas TECH University System Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$81,052	<0.1%	Rank history: #40 in FY2021, #27 in FY2022, not on the FY2024 list and #64 in FY2025; down 48 since FY2022.
76	HX5 LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$69,233	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
77	Intuitive Machines, LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$69,091	<0.1%	Rank history: #9 in FY2021, #4 in FY2022, #46 in FY2024 and #25 in FY2025; down 73 since FY2022.
78	Bryce Space and Technology, LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$61,260	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #53 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 25 since FY2022.
79	Holly Shulman Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$59,490	<0.1%	Rank history: #33 in FY2021, #64 in FY2022, #47 in FY2024 and #47 in FY2025; down 15 since FY2022.
80	Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$54,512	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #52 in FY2022, #68 in FY2024 and #65 in FY2025; down 28 since FY2022.
81	Radiance Technologies Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$43,898	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
82	TTTech Computertechnik AG Through Tttech North America, Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$20,595	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #51 in FY2022 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 31 since FY2022.
83	Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$5,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists and not on the FY2024–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 $1.73 billion 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 2023 ran Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2023. 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 FY2022. "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 FY2022 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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