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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2020 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2020-03-25·LATEST ACTION2026-04-07·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80KSC020C0012_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

GATEWAY LOGISTICS SERVICES (GLS) CONTRACT AWARD - SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES (SPACEX)

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In plain English

Latest obligation increment on SpaceX's Gateway Logistics Services contract to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.

Sub-sectors
nasa-cargo-logisticscommercial-spaceflightiss-resupply
Why this matters

Sustains U.S. reliance on commercial partners for critical ISS resupply; SpaceX is primary non-Russian logistics provider to the station.

Supply-chain signal

Reinforces SpaceX's role as sole U.S. commercial cargo provider; supports Falcon 9 launch cadence and Dragon capsule production.

U.S.–China competition angle

Maintains U.S. independent access to ISS logistics after Russian partnership ended; demonstrates commercial space leadership.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-26. Cost: $0.002965.

Period of performance
Start
2020-03-25
End
2032-03-24
Status
activein 2081 days
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