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National Aeronautics and Space Administration: SBIR PHASE III 80NSSC26C0080 SUPPORT FOR VOLATILE INVESTIGATING POLAR EXPLORATION ROVER (VIPER) MISSION
About end dates: Period of performance end date as reported to USAspending; recompete timing is not guaranteed.
As reported to USAspending.gov and observed by SpaceNexus on Sep 26, 2026.
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Rule: awards from National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the last 5 years with the same product/service code family (AJ1) or NAICS group (5417), space work by the same rule as the radar, to anyone but the incumbent. Ordered by number of related awards, then obligated value. Coverage is the same as the radar's: full history for the companies we track, the last 120 days for everyone else, so a small business with older related awards can be missing.
| Company | Related awards | Obligated | Latest | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NANORACKS, LLCCompany profilee.g. 80JSC027F0007, 80JSC027D0001, 80JSC026F0113 | 40 | $37.8M | Oct 8, 2026 |
Everything else HONEYBEE ROBOTICS LLC holds that ends soon: incumbent page.
| product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYOrganisation pagee.g. 80NM0027F7008, 80NM0027F7007, 80NM0027F7004 | 39 | $172.1M | Nov 9, 2026 | NAICS group 5417 |
| ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INCCompany profilee.g. 80NSSC26C0053, 80NSSC26C0010, 80NSSC26C0001 | 34 | $49.2M | Jun 26, 2026 | product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |
| REDWIRE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Company profilee.g. 80JSC026F0063, 80JSC026F0006, 80JSC026F0014 | 23 | $14.9M | Jul 15, 2026 | product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |
| THE AEROSPACE CORPORATIONOrganisation pagee.g. 80LARC27F7001, 80LARC27F7002, 80HQTR26F7107 | 17 | $6.9M | Oct 28, 2026 | NAICS group 5417 |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLCOrganisation pagee.g. 80MSFC27F7003, 80MSFC27F7002, 80MSFC26F7052 | 13 | $50.9M | Nov 5, 2026 | NAICS group 5417 |
| SIERRA SPACE CORPCompany profilee.g. 80JSC026FA103, 80JSC025FA117, 80HQTR25CA008 | 11 | $6.8M | May 26, 2026 | product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |
| STARFISH SPACE INC.Company profilee.g. 80NSSC27C0043, 80NSSC26C0422, 80NSSC25C0362 | 9 | $18.5M | Nov 10, 2026 | product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONCompany profilee.g. 80GRC026C0007, 80GRC026C0012, 80GRC026C0002 | 8 | $23.2M | Sep 28, 2026 | NAICS group 5417 |
| OUTPOST TECHNOLOGIES CORPCompany profilee.g. 80NSSC27C0042, 80NSSC26C0144, 80NSSC26C0295 | 8 | $4.2M | Oct 6, 2026 | product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |
| HX5 LLCOrganisation pagee.g. 80GRC026F7058, 80GRC026F7052, 80GRC026F7050 | 7 | $4M | Aug 28, 2026 | NAICS group 5417 |
| BENCHMARK SPACE SYSTEMS INCCompany profilee.g. 80NSSC26C0100, 80NSSC26C0214, 80NSSC25C0153 | 7 | $3.4M | Sep 27, 2026 | product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.Company profilee.g. 80NSSC26A0007, 80GSFC26C0007, 80NSSC26P0105 | 7 | $2.3M | Jun 23, 2026 | product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |
| RTX CORPORATIONCompany profilee.g. 80GRC026C0010, 80GRC025CA004, 80GRC024CA038 | 6 | $11.2M | Jul 31, 2026 | NAICS group 5417 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPCompany profilee.g. 80GSFC26C0006, 80LARC25P0001, 80HQTR25CA011 | 6 | $7.7M | Feb 27, 2026 | product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |
| CREARE LLCOrganisation pagee.g. 80NSSC27C0035, 80NSSC27C0036, 80NSSC27C0004 | 6 | $4.6M | Nov 6, 2026 | product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |
| AXIOM SPACE INCCompany profilee.g. 80JSC026F0048, 80JSC026F0015, 80JSC026G0003 | 6 | $4.1M | Aug 11, 2026 | NAICS group 5417 |
| KRATOS SRE, INC.Company profilee.g. 80MSFC25F0051, 80MSFC25D0003, 80MSFC24F0101 | 6 | $1.1M | Sep 12, 2025 | product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONCompany profilee.g. 80GSFC26C0013, 80GSFC25CA015, 80ARC024CA007 | 5 | $109.7M | May 11, 2026 | NAICS group 5417 |
| BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.Company profilee.g. 80GSFC26C0014, 80GSFC24CA046, 80MSFC24CA013 | 5 | $29M | Apr 14, 2026 | NAICS group 5417 |
| ARES TECHNICAL SERVICES CORPORATIONOrganisation pagee.g. 80ARC026F0027, 80GRC026F0017, 80GRC026F0018 | 5 | $12.4M | Aug 31, 2026 | NAICS group 5417 |
| NANOHMICS INCOrganisation pagee.g. 80NSSC27C0061, 80NSSC27C0062, 80NSSC26C0278 | 5 | $4.6M | Nov 6, 2026 | product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |
| CESIUMASTRO INCCompany profilee.g. 80NSSC26C0420, 80NSSC25C0425, 80NSSC25CA009 | 5 | $2.6M | Sep 30, 2026 | product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |
| AIR-LOCK, INCORPORATEDOrganisation pagee.g. 80NSSC26F0115, 80NSSC26C0195, 80NSSC26F0075 | 5 | $2.1M | Sep 30, 2026 | product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADOOrganisation pagee.g. 80NSSC26P1728, 80JSC026P0014, 80JSC026FA129 | 4 | $13.5M | Sep 24, 2026 | product/service code family AJ1 and NAICS group 5417 |