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NASA obligated $141.1M across four space vendors on 2 October 2026

Four separate contract obligations were posted by the agency on the same day, led by a $96.9M award to Northrop Grumman.

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NASA awards $141M in space contracts to four vendors
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NASA posted four separate contract obligations totalling $141.1M on 2 October 2026. Federal spending data shows the largest single obligation that day was $96.9M to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation [1]. Additional obligations included $33.3M to Amentum Spaceport LLC [3], $9.15M to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. [4], and $1.79M to Chenega Global Protection, LLC [2]. All four entries were drawn against existing active awards. Total obligations to date on those awards stand at $1.5B for Northrop Grumman, $662M for Amentum, $125M for SpaceX and $7.86M for Chenega.
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  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration obligated $96,928,136.72 to NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION on 2026-10-02 under award 80MSFC20D0008. The award's total obligations to date are $1,496,712,542.88. · USASpending.govUnited Statesofficial source · Federal spending
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration obligated $1,793,160.95 to CHENEGA GLOBAL PROTECTION, LLC on 2026-10-02 under award 80SSC025FA015. The award's total obligations to date are $7,858,507.32. · USASpending.govUnited Statesofficial source · Federal spending
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration obligated $33,311,681.73 to AMENTUM SPACEPORT LLC on 2026-10-02 under award 80KSC018C0017. The award's total obligations to date are $662,257,531.11. · USASpending.govUnited Statesofficial source · Federal spending
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration obligated $9,149,999 to SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. on 2026-10-02 under award 80KSC020C0012. The award's total obligations to date are $124,924,073.02. · USASpending.govUnited Statesofficial source · Federal spending
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