$118,767,276

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2018 CONTRACT

WORK BEGAN2018-12-17·LATEST ACTION2026-04-20·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80GSFC19C0022_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-

Award description

DRAGONFLY RELOADABLE LANDER TO EXPLORE TITAN'S PREBIOTIC CHEMISTRY AND HABITABILITY ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY NNH16ZD011O

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high

In plain English

Latest obligation on the Dragonfly lander mission to explore Titan's chemistry and habitability, begun in 2018.

Sub-sectors

nasa-space-explorationtitan-landerastrobiology

Why this matters

Dragonfly is NASA's flagship astrobiology mission to search for signs of prebiotic chemistry and potential life on Saturn's moon Titan.

Supply-chain signal

Honeybee Robotics specializes in robotic drilling and sampling systems; this multi-year contract sustains advanced robotics and aerospace manufacturing supply chains through 2028.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. leadership in planetary exploration and astrobiology; Titan science is a domain where the U.S. maintains technological advantage absent comparable Chinese missions.

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Period of performance

Start

2018-12-17

End

2028-08-04

Status

activein 753 days

Recipient

HONEYBEE ROBOTICS LLC

UEI Q66XJ43E51L7

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Sources

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