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$7.40B2018-08-14
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$3.40B2018-06-25
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$3.10B2020-05-13
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$3.00B2018-10-01
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$3.00B2016-12-30
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.90B2000-10-27
THE BOEING COMPANYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.60B2019-10-16
BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.00B2023-05-18
AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.00B2017-12-01
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.00B2008-12-04
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.60B2020-12-17
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.50B2010-10-01
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.50B2018-10-01
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPDepartment of Defense$1.40B2021-07-02

Top 10 funding agencies

AgencyTotalAwards
Department of Defense$3.80B394
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$651.9M176
Department of Energy$303.3M3
General Services Administration$87.1M18
Department of Transportation$41.9M34
Department of Homeland Security$41.5M17
Department of Commerce$34.3M15
Department of the Interior$29.6M27
National Science Foundation$1.6M1

Funding by sector

SectorTotalAwards
earth_observation_geoint$54.04B243
commercial_stations_tourism$38.66B19
asteroid_lunar_extraction$20.90B277
launch_reusable$17.73B29
satellite_manufacturing$487.2M15
isam$112.6M8
satellite_broadband_dtd$36.3M4
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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FUNDING BY AGENCY

HISTORICAL TREND

GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL SPACE GRANTS & CONTRACTS — MODELED OBLIGATIONS BY FISCAL YEAR (USD)

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