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$143,095,852

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2003 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2003-11-04·LATEST ACTION2026-04-01·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_NNG04EA00C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

TAS::80 0114::TAS THE ATOMOSPHERIC IMAGE ASSEMBLY

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What the model surfaced from this award

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the Atmospheric Image Assembly contract, a NASA Earth-observation instrument program that began in 2003.

Sub-sectors
nasa-space-imagingm&o-contractearth-observation
Why this matters

The Atmospheric Image Assembly is a critical Earth-monitoring payload; this 22-year-old program continues supporting climate and weather science infrastructure.

Supply-chain signal

Lockheed Martin's sustained role as prime contractor on long-duration NASA sensor programs signals continued demand for advanced imaging optics and spacecraft integration.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. Earth-observation capabilities underpin climate monitoring and disaster response; sustained investment maintains American leadership in civilian space-based sensing.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-24. Cost: $0.002943.

Period of performance
Start
2003-11-04
End
2027-09-30
Status
activein 444 days
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