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Lunar science and tech

Every other award that is about the Moon: instruments, missions, research, SBIRs.

  • Lunar awards that match none of the named programs: science instruments, small missions, research grants, SBIR and STTR projects.
Obligated
$2.0B
to date
Awards
1953
535 recipients

The 24 largest awards, 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.

2005200720092011201320152017201920212023202520272029Southwest Research In…NNG05EC87C$39MSouthwest Research Institute · NNG05EC87C 2005-03-16 → 2028-09-30 · $39M obligated LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE OBITER MEASUREMENT INVESTIGATION PHASES A/B AND BRIDGE PHASECalifornia Institute …NMO710935$29MCalifornia Institute of Technology · NMO710935 2005-04-26 → 2008-11-30 · $29M obligated MOON MINERALOGY MAPPERUniversities Space Re…NNX08AC28A$36MUniversities Space Research Association · NNX08AC28A 2007-12-20 → ? · $36M obligated STEPHEN MACKWELL / UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONOPERATION OF THE LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTIUniversity of Califor…NNG09EK06C$34MUniversity of California, Los Angeles · NNG09EK06C 2009-01-01 → 2028-09-30 · $34M obligated DIVINER LUNAR RADIOMETER EXPERIMENT (DLRE), UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES (UCLA) SEGMENT, PHASE D/E EFFORT UNDER THE LRO PROJECTUniversity System of …NNG11PA03C$17MUniversity System of New Hampshire · NNG11PA03C 2011-03-01 → 2028-08-31 · $17M obligated THE PURPOSE OF THIS NEGOTIATION IS TO DEFINITIZE THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (UNH) PROPOSAL FOR PHASE E EFFORT ON THE COSMIC RAY TELESCOPE FOR THE EFFECTS OKBR Wyle ServicesNNG11HP14C$62MKBR Wyle Services, LLC · NNG11HP14C 2011-07-01 → 2015-07-31 · $62M obligated THIS CONTRACT SUPPORTS A WIDE ARRAY OF GEODYNAMIC, GEOMAGNETIC, GEOPHYSICAL, AND ATMOSPHERIC INVESTIGATIONS OF SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES SUCH AS THE EARTH, VENUS, MARUniversities Space Re…NNX15AL12A$27MUniversities Space Research Association · NNX15AL12A 2015-05-19 → 2021-07-21 · $27M obligated THE UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION PROPOSES TO OPERATE THE LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE AT ITS HOUSTON FACILITY ADJACENT TO NASA JOHNSON SPCalifornia Institute …80NM0018F0668$21MCalifornia Institute of Technology · 80NM0018F0668 2018-10-01 → 2023-12-30 · $21M obligated LUNAR FLASHLIGHT THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AND THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNCalifornia Institute …80NM0019F0079$36MCalifornia Institute of Technology · 80NM0019F0079 2019-08-15 → 2025-09-30 · $36M obligated JPL SUPPORT FOR LUNAR TRAILBLAZER 40-711160Advanced Space80NSSC19C0628$21MAdvanced Space LLC · 80NSSC19C0628 2019-09-01 → 2024-09-30 · $21M obligated CAPSTONE - CISLUNAR AUTONOMOUS POSITIONING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND NAVIGATION EXPERIMENTThe Johns Hopkins Uni…80MSFC20F0155$34MThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC · 80MSFC20F0155 2020-06-01 → 2026-11-30 · $34M obligated MARS-MOON EXPLORATION WITH GAMMA RAYS AND NEUTRONS (MEGANE) PHASE C/D - TASK ORDER UNDER AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ARDES) II CONUniversities Space Re…80NSSC20M0173$22MUniversities Space Research Association · 80NSSC20M0173 2020-09-09 → 2025-09-30 · $22M obligated SINCE ITS INCEPTION MORE THAN FIVE DECADES AGO THE LPI HAS PLAYED A UNIQUE ROLE IN THE LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE COMMUNITY PROVIDING A MEANS FOR COOPERATION AIntuitive Machines80LARC21C0007$41MIntuitive Machines, LLC · 80LARC21C0007 2021-03-01 → 2025-10-01 · $41M obligated DEPLOYABLE HOPPER FOR EXTREME LUNAR SURFACE ACCESS. DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A SMALL ROBOTIC HOPPER, DEPLOYED AS A SECONDARY PAYLOAD FROM THE NOVA-C LANDER, THATThe Johns Hopkins Uni…80MSFC21F0080$29MThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC · 80MSFC21F0080 2021-03-08 → 2025-01-10 · $29M obligated LUNAR SURFACE INNOVATION INITIATIVE (LSII)General AtomicsHR001121C0066$24MGeneral Atomics · HR001121C0066 2021-04-09 → 2023-03-31 · $24M obligated THE DEMONSTRATION ROCKET FOR AGILE CISLUNAR OPERATIONS (DRACO) PROGRAM, PHASE 1 TRACK B - DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM AN DEMONSTRATION SYSTEM FOR A NUCAlpha Space Test and …80LARC21CA009$22MAlpha Space Test and Research Alliance, LLC · 80LARC21CA009 2021-08-11 → 2027-12-31 · $22M obligated SPACE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION FACILITY FIRST FLIGHT. A GENERAL-PURPOSE LUNAR TESTBED PROVIDING POWER AND DATA SERVICES TO INDIVIDUAL EXPERIMENTS/PAYLOADRegents of the Univer…80MSFC23CA015$18MRegents of the University of California · 80MSFC23CA015 2022-08-17 → 2028-03-31 · $18M obligated THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND DELIVER AN INSTRUMENT FOR THE LUNAR SURFACE ELECTROMAGNETICS EXPERIMENT AT NIGHT.The University of Cen…80NSSC22M0303$33MThe University of Central Florida Board of Trustees · 80NSSC22M0303 2022-09-01 → 2027-01-31 · $33M obligated LUNAR VULKAN IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY EXPLORER (LUNAR-VISE)Icon Technology80NSSC22CA196$33MIcon Technology Inc · 80NSSC22CA196 2022-09-29 → 2028-03-28 · $33M obligated FY22 SBIR PHASE III - DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION TESTING, AND DELIVERY OF LUNAR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM FOR DEMONSTRATIONSouthwest Research In…80NSSC24M0001$45MSouthwest Research Institute · 80NSSC24M0001 2023-09-01 → 2028-02-29 · $45M obligated DIMPLE: DATING AN IRREGULAR MARE PATCH WITH A LUNAR EXPLORERIntuitive Machines80GSFC24CA018$27MIntuitive Machines, LLC · 80GSFC24CA018 2024-10-01 → 2029-09-30 · $27M obligated NEAR SPACE NETWORK (NSN) SERVICES (SUBCATEGORY 2.2 GEO TO CIS-LUNAR RELAY)The Johns Hopkins Uni…80MSFC25F7006$17MThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC · 80MSFC25F7006 2025-01-11 → 2026-12-31 · $17M obligated LUNAR SURFACE INNOVATION INITIATIVE (LSII) UNDER ARDES II 80MSFC20D0004Palantir Usg80MSFC26F0010$28MPalantir Usg Inc · 80MSFC26F0010 2026-03-02 → 2027-01-15 · $28M obligated INTEGRATION OF SAFETY-RELATED DATA SOURCES, RISK FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT, AND COMPLIANCE WITH IL-5 SECURITY STANDARDS IN SUPPORT OF THE NASA MISSION AND MOON-TO-MCalifornia Institute …80NM0026F7025$76MCalifornia Institute of Technology · 80NM0026F7025 2026-04-27 → 2026-10-26 · $76M obligated JPL LUNAR DRONES (54-232663)today

Who has won it

  1. 1California Institute of Technology$315M
  2. 2Southwest Research Institute$115M
  3. 3The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory$114M
  4. 4Universities Space Research Association$107M
  5. 5Intuitive Machines$74M
  6. 6KBR Wyle Services$62M
  7. 7The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees$47M
  8. 8University of California, Los Angeles$41M
  9. 9Booz Allen Hamilton$39M
  10. 10Regents of the University of California$36M

Who they subcontract to

Subawards primes reported under their Lunar science and tech awards.

Other programs

Moon BaseCLPS and CLPS 2.0Human Landing SystemLunar Terrain VehicleGatewayArtemis transportISRU and regolith

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.