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Suppliers & service providers to NASA
Rocket Lab— launch services · mission user / launch services · 1 more roles4 connectionsTell me more
Provides dedicated Electron launch services for PolSIR and TSIS-2 Sun/Earth science missions (selected June 2026, launches no earlier than June 2027); also supplied spacecraft platforms and launches for CAPSTONE and ESCAPADE missions.
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Rocket Lab supplies Electron and Neutron launch services to NASA for science missions under Launch Services Program.
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Rocket Lab provided launch services (Electron) for NASA’s CAPSTONE mission (a lunar pathfinder in support of Artemis) and supported mission operations related to delivering CAPSTONE to its target trajectory.
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Rocket Lab supplies dedicated small-satellite launch services used by NASA and NASA-funded missions (identified broadly in NASA commercial launch and small launch vehicle partnership activities and procurement programs).
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Lockheed Martin— customer · supplier3 connectionsTell me more
Lockheed Martin supplies and is prime contractor for Orion spacecraft (design, development, testing, production) for NASA's Artemis missions, including multiple vehicles contracted through at least Artemis VIII (ongoing, production phase with contracts for six or more missions).
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Lockheed Martin supplies Orion spacecraft to NASA for Artemis lunar missions.
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Lockheed Martin supplies spacecraft development, integration and prime contractor services to NASA (notably as a prime contractor on exploration/spacecraft programs and suppliers to Orion/SLS-related efforts per NASA supplier maps).
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SpaceX— customer · supplier3 connectionsTell me more
SpaceX provides crew and cargo transportation services to NASA under multiple programs (Commercial Crew - Crew Dragon transporting NASA astronauts; Commercial Resupply Services - Cargo Dragon resupply missions) and has multiple contracts with NASA across years.
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SpaceX supplies Crew Dragon spacecraft, Falcon 9/Heavy launch services, Starship Human Landing System (HLS), and related capabilities to NASA under multiple contracts including Commercial Crew Program and Artemis; top prime contractor by value in recent fiscal years.
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SpaceX supplies crew and cargo transportation services to NASA under the Commercial Crew Program and Commercial Resupply Services, enabling crew rotation and cargo delivery to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Northrop Grumman— customer / mission partner · supplier3 connectionsTell me more
Northrop Grumman supplies cargo vehicles (Cygnus), spacecraft, satellite systems, and space mission services to NASA and acts as a NASA mission partner on ISS resupply and other civil programs; Northrop Grumman's space businesses explicitly list NASA as a customer for space systems and exploration work.
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Northrop Grumman supplies cargo resupply services and spacecraft hardware (Cygnus resupply vehicle and associated systems) to NASA under Commercial Resupply Services for ISS cargo delivery and disposal.
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Northrop Grumman supplies various spacecraft, habitats, and services including Starlab commercial station support to NASA.
Jacobs Technology Inc. serves NASA centers (including Marshall Space Flight Center) by providing engineering, science, technician, and operations support across programs such as Space Launch System, ISS, Orion, and other spaceflight and ground systems efforts; the relationship is an active prime-contractor support role enabling NASA missions.
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Jacobs supplies engineering, technical, and operations services to NASA as a top prime contractor.
NASA (through NIAC / similar non-dilutive programs) has awarded Helicity Space grants (NIAC referenced) providing non-dilutive funding to develop advanced concepts for fusion propulsion, directly enabling Helicity's R&D and concept maturation.
NASA is a primary customer of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew transportation services under the Commercial Crew Program, contracting Boeing to provide crew rotation services to the ISS.
NASA has awarded contracts and NASA/ISS National Lab opportunities that provide funding, access, and flight opportunities enabling Ad Astra's VASIMR® technology development and an intended VF‑200 demonstration on the U.S. National Laboratory portion of the ISS; NASA contract awards and ISS National Lab access materially enable Ad Astra's test and demonstration pathway.
NASA/ISS hosted and supported Auxilium's InSPA Auxilium Bioprinter experiment on the International Space Station; NASA astronaut activity and ISS research infrastructure enabled Auxilium to operate AMP‑1 and conduct on‑orbit bioprinting with astronaut interaction cited during Crew‑9 mission operations.
NASA (via the ISS program) provided the orbital platform and operational support enabling Lonestar's Celestium ISS Edge Computing demonstration — allowing Lonestar to run edge computing/AI demonstrations and data transfer experiments on the ISS.
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NASA program partners
Sierra Space— customer / program user · program partner · 1 more roles4 connectionsTell me more
Under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS-2) program, Sierra Space's Dream Chaser Cargo System was selected to provide cargo delivery and disposal services to the International Space Station; Sierra Space supplies cargo delivery and disposal services to NASA/ISS.
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Sierra Space is a commercial partner in NASA’s efforts to support low-Earth orbit commercial destinations (commercial space station development and utilization partnerships referenced in NASA partnership materials).
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Sierra Space supplies LIFE habitat modules and related commercial space station capabilities to NASA.
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NASA supplies technical expertise, assessments, lessons learned, technologies, and data to Sierra Space under unfunded Space Act Agreements via the 2023 CCSC-2 initiative.
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SpaceX— customer · program partner · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more
NASA is a primary customer of SpaceX for crew transport (Crew Dragon) and cargo resupply to the ISS under Commercial Crew and Commercial Resupply Services contracts; NASA purchases launches and crew/cargo missions from SpaceX.
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NASA provides Langley Research Center imaging and thermal-measurement capture support during SpaceX Starship orbital re-entry tests to provide data NASA collects and shares with SpaceX to advance reusable thermal protection system development.
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NASA supplies technical expertise, assessments, lessons learned, technologies, and data to SpaceX under unfunded Space Act Agreements via the 2023 CCSC-2 initiative.
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Loft Orbital— customer / contract award · customer / mission user / program partner2 connectionsTell me more
NASA awarded Loft Orbital an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for flight and payload integration services to support testing of technologies in relevant space environments, making NASA a direct customer of Loft’s mission-integration capabilities.
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Loft Orbital supplies hosted payload satellite infrastructure and mission operations to NASA organizations, and has supported JPL software/AI imagery analysis missions by hosting software-enabled payloads and sensors on Loft satellites (Loft described JPL AI software missions and published associated work).
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Masten Space Systems— customer / mission user · mission user / concept partner · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more
Masten contracted to provide end-to-end commercial payload delivery services for NASA-sponsored payloads (including mission design, spacecraft, lander, ground systems, launch support and post-landing operations) for lunar south polar deliveries as part of NASA-sponsored missions / Artemis-related payload delivery activity.
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NASA has published and used Masten Space Systems’ commercial lunar lander concepts and imagery and has engaged Masten in discussions/solicitations related to commercial lunar lander services and payload delivery concepts.
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Masten Space Systems partners with NASA under small launch vehicle technology development to mature propulsion (M10A engine) and small launch capabilities to support LEO access and future exploration needs.
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Venturi Space— customer / program partnerTell me more
Venturi (through its strategic partner Venturi Astrolab) is publicly linked to NASA Artemis-related lunar terrain vehicle work; Venturi/partner activity is described as supporting Artemis lunar terrain vehicle development under NASA contracts.
Tropical Weather Analytics (TWA) states its Hurricane Hunter approach leverages 'NASA award-winning technology' (space-proven 3D measurement technique demonstrated aboard the International Space Station) as an acquired/enabling capability for TWA's constellation and data products.
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