Astrotech Space Operations, LLC

Astrotech Space Operations, LLC, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary based in Titusville, Florida, provides spacecraft and payload processing, integration, fueling, launch support, and facility services to NASA and the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on full-and-open federal procurements. The vendor operates 95% of its recent award footprint as a prime, with only 5% of awards as subcontractor work, and competes in the open market without set-aside designations.

Astrotech's capability portfolio centers on specialized spacecraft processing operations, cleanroom payload integration, hazardous fueling, facility provisioning, and launch encapsulation services. The vendor operates certified facilities in Titusville and Orlando, Florida, and Lompoc, California, supporting high-value space science and national-security satellite missions. Representative recent work includes a $3.95 million firm-fixed-price delivery order from NASA Kennedy Space Center in January 2026 for Joint Polar Satellite System-4 (JPSS-4) payload processing with completion targeted for September 2027; a $11.67 million delivery order from Kennedy Space Center in September 2023 for Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft processing and facilities, and a $77.5 million definitive contract from the Space and Missile Systems Center (Space Force) awarded May 2025 to expand space vehicle processing capacity at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base in support of national-security space missions through April 2028.

Customer concentration is extreme. NASA Kennedy Space Center dominates the award footprint, accounting for 56 awards and $337.6 million in combined potential value (70% of the portfolio). The Department of the Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center contributes 5 awards worth $81.3 million, while the Department of the Navy, Department of Commerce (NOAA), and Missile Defense Agency round out the active set with smaller orders. The vendor holds the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract (SPOC), a $100 million IDIQ awarded by Kennedy Space Center in February 2023 running through February 2033, under which six task orders have been placed through May 2026. Additional parent vehicles include Indefinite Delivery Contract NNK17LA17B (7 task orders, $27 million combined potential value), NNK06LB20B (7 task orders, $17.6 million), and NNK13LA03B (6 task orders, $14.1 million) — all NASA Kennedy Space Center vehicles supporting spacecraft processing operations and launch services. The vendor categorizes primarily under NAICS 541715 (Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with PSC codes emphasizing space transportation and launch operations (25 awards) and engineering/technical support (19 awards).

Activity has been consistent over the past five years at approximately three to four prime awards annually, with the most recent award in May 2026. Three awards with combined potential value of $84.3 million face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing modest recompete exposure relative to the vendor's installed base. In its limited subcontractor role, Astrotech subcontracts to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation on next-generation overhead persistent infrared polar space vehicle manufacturing work, Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman Aerospace on medium-range ballistic missile targets, and L3Harris Technologies on tracking and propellant disposal efforts. SCI-reported invoiced revenue across federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold reached $26.2 million from FY2022 through FY2024 ($10.1 million in FY2022, $16.1 million in FY2024), with zero FTE reporting in those fiscal years — reflecting the vendor's facilities-and-services posture rather than labor-intensive delivery. The vendor does not engage subcontractors on SCI-reportable prime contracts.