Trans Astronautica Corporation
Los Angeles, CA Transastra
- UEI
- S463GJG7XJN3
- CAGE
- 7FT84
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- 541330 Engineering Services
- 541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology
- 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 13539 Desmond St, Pacoima, CA 91331, USA
- Website
- transastra.com
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Aerospace & Defense
- SIC code
- 37 Transportation Equipment
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $1,549,677 |
| FY2025 | $4,608,976 |
| FY2024 | $1,841,209 |
| FY2023 | $4,897,501 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | $1,300,000 | |
| 2 | Air Force | $249,677 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center For The Advancement Of Science In Space, Inc. | 80JSC018M0005 | $387,500 |
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About the company
Trans Astronautica Corporation, doing business as Trans Astronautica Corp, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business manufacturer of advanced space technologies that operates as a prime contractor on federal research and development awards from NASA, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The company, headquartered in Pacoima, California with operations at multiple California facilities (Pacoima, Hansen Hills, Livermore, and Sylmar), competes predominantly under total small business set-asides across SBIR and STTR programs, with recent awards spanning definitive contracts, purchase orders, and an Other Transaction Agreement.
Trans Astronautica's federal capability footprint centers on orbital debris remediation, space domain awareness, cislunar logistics, and related advanced space architectures. Representative work includes a $2.499 million total small business set-aside NASA contract awarded September 5, 2025, for the Transastra Capture Bag for Large Debris Remediation demonstration payload development (ultimate completion September 4, 2027); a $1.799636 million total small business set-aside Space and Missile Systems Center contract awarded December 5, 2024, for Transastra TACFI Sequential SBIR Phase II (ultimate completion March 4, 2027); a $1.25 million Air Force Research Laboratory SBIR Phase II award for the FlyTrap Capture Bag end-of-life disposal and active debris remediation technology; and a $1.875260 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Other Transaction Agreement for Track-Before-Detect space domain awareness effort effective July 10, 2026 (ultimate completion October 10, 2027). The company has also delivered cislunar space domain awareness algorithms, solar-thermal cislunar mobility systems (Worker Bee), turn-key observatory systems (Sutter), and cryogenic propellant storage research to federal space and defense agencies.
Customer concentration is narrow and stable. NASA Shared Services Center dominates by award count with 24 awards (combined potential value $6.3 million), followed by the Air Force Research Laboratory with 8 awards ($5.4 million), DARPA with 2 awards ($2.2 million), the Space and Missile Systems Center with 2 awards ($2 million), and NASA Headquarters with 1 award ($2 million); these five customers account for 97% of recent awards. Activity has contracted from the peak in 2023 (7 awards) to 2 awards in 2025 and 2 awards in 2026; three awards carrying combined potential value $6.2 million reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and therefore face recompete. Trans Astronautica operates as a prime contractor on 97% of its awards; the company has one sub-award listed (a Capture Bag demonstration on the International Space Station under the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space as prime grantee, November 7, 2024). The company's work is categorized primarily under NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) and PSC codes for space R&D and defense applied research, reflecting its role as a federal research and development performer rather than a production or services integrator.
Quick answers
Is Trans Astronautica Corporation registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Trans Astronautica Corporation's SAM.gov registration is active through May 19, 2027.
How much has Trans Astronautica Corporation received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $4,608,976 to Trans Astronautica Corporation in fiscal year 2025 and $12,897,363 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Trans Astronautica Corporation rank among federal contractors?
Trans Astronautica Corporation ranked #22 in PSC AR12, #36 in PSC B541 and #40 in PSC AJ14 in FY2025.
What is Trans Astronautica Corporation's most recent federal award?
Trans Astronautica Corporation's most recent federal contract award is Track at big distances with track-before-detect (TBD2) (HR0011269E177), from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, on July 10, 2026.
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