$1,550,689,354

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

aerospaceexpiring · 22d· period of performance ends in 22 days

ACTION DATE—·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80KSC019C0013_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-

Award description

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NASA SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM (SLS) MOBILE LAUNCHER 2 (ML2).

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

Design and construction of Mobile Launcher 2 for NASA's Space Launch System rocket.

Sub-sectors

space-launchheavy-lift-vehicles

Why this matters

SLS is critical U.S. infrastructure for deep-space exploration and lunar/Mars missions, ensuring American independent human spaceflight capability.

Supply-chain signal

Large contract to major aerospace contractor signals sustained demand for specialized launch infrastructure components and integration services.

U.S.–China competition angle

SLS development directly counters China's advancing space capabilities and supports U.S. leadership in human spaceflight and lunar exploration.

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Period of performance

Start

2019-07-01

End

2026-06-05

Status

expiring · 22din 22 days

Recipient

Sources

USAspending.gov — all awards for this UEI →
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Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier CONT_AWD_80KSC019C0013_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-.

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