Government Space Funding

Top 20 awards by value

RecipientAgencyAmountDate
THE BOEING COMPANYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$22.40B1993-11-15
THE BOEING COMPANYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$10.50B2007-09-01
LOCKHEED MISSILES & SPACE COMPDepartment of Defense$9.50B1995-11-08
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPDepartment of Defense$7.30B2018-08-14
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$4.40B2006-04-17
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$4.30B2003-10-01
UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLCDepartment of Defense$3.60B2006-02-28
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONDepartment of Defense$3.20B2018-06-25
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$3.00B2020-05-13
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$3.00B2016-12-30
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.90B2000-10-27
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.90B2018-10-01
THE BOEING COMPANYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.50B2019-10-16
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.00B2008-12-04
AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.90B2017-12-01
BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.70B2023-05-18
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.60B2020-12-17
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.50B2018-10-01
RAYTHEON COMPANYDepartment of Defense$1.40B2017-09-30
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.40B2010-10-01

Top 10 funding agencies

AgencyTotalAwards
Department of Defense$3.06B293
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$419.3M108
Department of Energy$118.5M2
General Services Administration$85.3M18
Department of Commerce$32.6M12
Department of the Interior$27.9M24
Department of Homeland Security$22.3M8
Department of Transportation$17.3M13
National Science Foundation$1.6M1

Funding by sector

SectorTotalAwards
earth_observation_geoint$52.20B224
commercial_stations_tourism$38.55B19
asteroid_lunar_extraction$20.43B272
launch_reusable$9.76B22
isam$99.4M6
satellite_broadband_dtd$16.8M3
pharma_microgravity$14.1M2
hypersonic_test_services$00
zblan_fiber$00
space_semis_alloys$00
bioprinting$00
orbital_data_centers$00
space_based_solar_power$00

GOVERNMENT SPACE FUNDING

Tracking government grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements flowing into commercial space. This data informs the financial landscape of the space industry and highlights where public investment is catalyzing private innovation.

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current fiscal year
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YOY CHANGE
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AWARDS TRACKED
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ACTIVE AGENCIES
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FUNDING BY AGENCY

HISTORICAL TREND

GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL SPACE GRANTS & CONTRACTS (USD BILLIONS)

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FUNDING BY SECTOR (LIFETIME)

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