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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to TECHTRANS INTERNATIONAL INC

aerospaceexpiring · 79d· period of performance ends in 79 daysONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-10-01·LATEST ACTION2026-03-19·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80JSC021CA003_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND LOGISTICS SERVICES.

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

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Russian language interpretation and logistics services supporting NASA space operations and International Space Station coordination.

Sub-sectors
iss-operationsinternational-crew-supportspace-operations
Why this matters

Sustains U.S.-Russia cooperation on the International Space Station despite geopolitical tensions; critical for crewed spaceflight operations.

Supply-chain signal

Depends on Russian language expertise and logistics partnerships; potential vulnerability if U.S.-Russia cooperation deteriorates.

U.S.–China competition angle

Maintains U.S. human spaceflight capability through ISS operations, relevant to long-term space leadership against Chinese competitors.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-10. Cost: $0.009909.

Period of performance
Start
2021-10-01
End
2026-09-30
Status
expiring · 79din 79 days
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