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The lunar-orbit station, paused in its current form under the Moon Base plan.

  • Under the March 2026 Moon Base plan NASA is pausing the lunar-orbit Gateway in its current form and repurposing its hardware and partner commitments for surface operations.
  • Past Gateway awards (habitation, power and propulsion, logistics) stay on the radar because the companies that won them hold relevant subcontractor networks.
Obligated
$1.9B
to date
Awards
21
17 recipients

Checked 2026-10-13 against:

Every award, by period of performance

Bars run from start to current end date; the amount is obligated to date. Click a bar to open the award on USAspending.

20152017201920212023202520272029Northrop Grumman Syst…NNH15CN76C$1.8BNorthrop Grumman Systems Corporation · NNH15CN76C 2015-09-03 → 2029-05-31 · $1.8B obligated IGF::OT::IGF NEXTSTEP NRA AWARD. THIS NEXTSTEP CONTRACT BUILDS UPON THE SUCCESS OF COMMERCIAL ORBITAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SPACE ACT AGREEMENT DEVELOPMENT PRSierra SpaceNNH15CN77C$6.5MSierra Space Corp · NNH15CN77C 2015-09-04 → 2025-04-30 · $6.5M obligated IGF::OT::IGF NEXTSTEP NRA AWARD. THIS CONTRACT INVOLVES DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF A HYBRID LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (HLSS) THAT WILL ENABLE OPERATIONALLY EFFThe Boeing CompanyNNH16CO96C$26MThe Boeing Company · NNH16CO96C 2015-12-21 → 2026-04-30 · $26M obligated IGF::OT::IGF BAA - NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIPS (NEXTSTEP) PROPOSAL - HABITATION. NASA HAS INCREASINGLY EMBRACED PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSAerojet RocketdyneNNH16CP17C$6.4MAerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. · NNH16CP17C 2016-01-15 → 2019-06-30 · $6.4M obligated IGF::OT::IGF NASA HQ NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIPS (NEXTSTEP) FOR ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS. THIS UMBRELLA BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BSierra Space80HQTR17C0009$27MSierra Space Corp · 80HQTR17C0009 2017-08-29 → 2026-03-20 · $27M obligated IGF::OT::IGF NASA BAA/NRA AWARD. PROPOSAL TITLE "NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIP - NEXTSTEP-2. THE NEXTSTEP-2 STUDY CONDUCTED BY SNC WILL EVThe Boeing Company80GRC018C0005$500KThe Boeing Company · 80GRC018C0005 2017-11-17 → 2018-03-21 · $500K obligated IGF::OT::IGF 2.0 POWER AND PROPULSION ELEMENT -PPE- STUDY THE POWER AND PROPULSION ELEMENT -PPE- STUDY CONSISTS OF THE OVERALL ARCHITECTURE DEFINITION AND PERFOPurdue University80NSSC18M0122$439KPurdue University · 80NSSC18M0122 2018-08-13 → 2023-12-31 · $439K obligated NASA PLANS FOR SPACE EXPLORATION HAVE EVOLVED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE LUNAR ORBITAL PLATFORM GATEWAY CONCEPT. THE GATEWAY CONCEPT INUniversity of Missour…80NSSC18K1665$558KUniversity of Missouri System · 80NSSC18K1665 2018-10-01 → 2022-12-31 · $558K obligated WATER VAPOR CONDENSATION HAS MANY APPLICATIONS IN LOW EARTH ORBIT OR DEEP SPACE NASA MISSIONS BUT TRADITIONAL WATER CONDENSERS DESIGNED FOR GROUND APPLICATIONS The Regents of the Un…80NSSC19K0141$100KThe Regents of the University of Colorado · 80NSSC19K0141 2018-10-26 → 2019-08-31 · $100K obligated AFTER THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND PHOTONS DECOUPLED FROM BARYONS THE DARK AGES EPOCH BEGAN: DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS IMPRINTED FROM EARLIER TIMES GREW UNDER THEUniversity System of …80NSSC20M0021$825KUniversity System of New Hampshire · 80NSSC20M0021 2018-11-22 → 2026-03-31 · $825K obligated THE LEADER CENTER FOR SPACE ENVIRONMENTS IS A MODELING-LAB-DATA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE THAT WILL ANSWER THE OVERARCHING QUESTION: HOW DOES THE HIGHLY VARIABLE ENENational Institute of…80LARC19F0074$24KNational Institute of Aerospace Associates · 80LARC19F0074 2019-05-29 → 2019-09-30 · $24K obligated TRADE STUDY, MODELING, AND ANALYSIS OF ROBOTIC DOCKING AND BERTHING AT THE LUNAR ORBITAL PLATFORM-GATEWAY. NASA SEEKS TO CONSTRUCT THE LUNAR ORBITAL PLATFORM-GATrustees of the Color…80NSSC20K0070$599KTrustees of the Colorado School of Mines · 80NSSC20K0070 2019-10-15 → 2024-10-14 · $599K obligated THE LUNAR ORBITAL PLATFORM-GATEWAY WILL SERVE AS A STAGING POINT FOR MANNED AND UNMANNED MISSIONS TO THE MOON MARS AND BEYOND. WHILE THE GATEWAY WILL SUSTAIN HULanteris Space80GRC020F0003$348KLanteris Space LLC · 80GRC020F0003 2019-10-18 → 2019-12-23 · $348K obligated CONTROLLABILITY SUPPORTING GATEWAY CONFIGURATIONS FOR 2024 LUNAR LANDING FOR THE PPE CONTRACTCarthage College80NSSC20K0105$483KCarthage College · 80NSSC20K0105 2019-11-01 → 2021-12-31 · $483K obligated THE PROPOSED EFFORT EXTENDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODAL PROPELLANT GAUGING (MPG) PROJECT TO ADDRESS PROPULSION SYSTEMS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR THE LUThe University of Ala…80NSSC20K0992$250KThe University of Alabama in Huntsville · 80NSSC20K0992 2020-05-31 → 2022-08-31 · $250K obligated MOST UNDERGRADUATE MISSION ANALYSIS OR SPACE MECHANICS CLASSES SPEND LITTLE TIME BEYOND CLASSICAL ORBITAL MECHANICS OF TWO BODIES (THE SPACECRAFT AND THE ORBITIStottler Henke Associ…80NSSC20C0641$125KStottler Henke Associates, Inc · 80NSSC20C0641 2020-08-31 → 2021-09-30 · $125K obligated AUTONOMOUS PAYLOAD OPERATIONS ON THE LUNAR GATEWAYRegents of the Univer…80NSSC21K1405$731KRegents of the University of Michigan · 80NSSC21K1405 2021-09-01 → 2028-08-31 · $731K obligated WE PROPOSE TO PRIMARILY ADDRESS HERMES SCIENCE OBJECTIVE C1 MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF A NON-IDEAL ACCOMMODATION ONBOARD THE LUNAR GATEWAY AND THEREFORE INCOMPLESouthwest Research In…80NSSC22K1317$150KSouthwest Research Institute · 80NSSC22K1317 2022-06-08 → 2023-12-08 · $150K obligated EO14042 SCIENCE OPERATIONS AND ANALYSES SUPPORT OF THE MINIATURIZED ELECTRON AND ION TELESCOPE (MERIT) ON THE LUNAR GATEWAYLanteris Space80GRC022F0135$377KLanteris Space LLC · 80GRC022F0135 2022-08-08 → 2022-10-17 · $377K obligated EO14042 - DEMONSTRATION OF A POWER AND PROPULSION ELEMENT FOR NASA'S LUNAR GATEWAY.Lanteris Space80GRC022F0176$252KLanteris Space LLC · 80GRC022F0176 2022-09-13 → 2023-03-13 · $252K obligated EO14042 - DEMONSTRATION OF A POWER AND PROPULSION ELEMENT FOR NASA'S LUNAR GATEWAY.University of Hawaii80NSSC25K7049$376KUniversity of Hawaii · 80NSSC25K7049 2024-10-04 → 2027-10-03 · $376K obligated MARE HUMORUM HOSTS NUMEROUS SMALL CRATERS (< 10 KM DIAMETER) WHICH PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO PROBE THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF THE NEAR-SURFACE VOLCAtoday

Who has won it

  1. 1Northrop Grumman Systems$1.8B
  2. 2Sierra Space$34M
  3. 3The Boeing Company$26M
  4. 4Aerojet Rocketdyne$6.4M
  5. 5Lanteris Space$977K
  6. 6University System of New Hampshire$825K
  7. 7Regents of the University of Michigan$731K
  8. 8Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines$599K
  9. 9University of Missouri System$558K
  10. 10Carthage College$483K

Who they subcontract to

Subawards primes reported under their Gateway awards.

Other programs

Moon BaseCLPS and CLPS 2.0Human Landing SystemLunar Terrain VehicleArtemis transportISRU and regolithLunar science and tech

Source: USAspending.gov prime award and subaward data (public domain), refreshed daily; last refreshed 2026-10-19 06:18 UTC.

Amounts are obligated to date, not contract ceilings. An award counts as lunar when its published description is about the Moon, and programs are tagged from that text; repeated or impossible subaward reports are shown but not summed. Subawards are only as complete as primes report them.