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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC

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ACTION DATE2026-02-27·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80JSC025F7057_8000_80HQTR19D0009_8000
Award description

COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CS-6.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Funds a task order for Firefly Aerospace to deliver commercial lunar payload services under NASA's CLPS program.

Sub-sectors
commercial-lunar-servicesnasa-contractsspace-payload-delivery
Why this matters

CLPS enables NASA to leverage private industry for lunar logistics, reducing costs and accelerating lunar exploration capabilities.

Supply-chain signal

Strengthens Firefly's position as a commercial lunar lander provider; signals demand for launch vehicles, avionics, and lunar-rated spacecraft components.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. investment in commercial lunar infrastructure counters China's advancing lunar program and establishes American presence in cislunar economy.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002276.

Period of performance
Start
2025-07-29
End
2030-04-02
Status
activein 1416 days
Recipient
FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC
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