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Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
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Federal agencies obligated $14B to Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, CA, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $2.9B, of which $2.3B (80%) came through contracts.
That is down 25% on FY2025 ($3.8B).
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. ranks 6 of 2,836 listed organisations located in CA by five-year obligations, and 83 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Department of State and 1 other agency: 86 awards worth $6.8B in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 481212 (Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation), where it ranks 1 of 70 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $3,109,328,931 | $2,427,165,198 | $682,163,733 | — |
| FY2024 | $3,809,447,817 | $3,400,844,010 | $408,603,807 | +23% |
| FY2025 | $3,801,461,779 | $2,999,808,160 | $801,653,619 | 0% |
| FY2026 | $2,863,643,141 | $2,290,132,871 | $573,510,270 | -25% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in CA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $14B | $416B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $2.9B | $118B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $11B | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $2.5B | $416B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 83 of 30,000 | 1 of 2,836 in CA | 1 |
Largest in state: Health Care Services, California Department of. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Defense | 81 | $6.4B | 93% |
| 2 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2 | $451M | 7% |
| 3 | Department of State | 2 | $11M | 0% |
| 4 | Department of Homeland Security | 1 | $1.5M | 0% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 481212: 1 of 70 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Los Angeles County, CA $6.1B · Anne Arundel County, MD $483M · Harris County, TX $209M · Greene County, OH $1.2M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $541M | 18 Oct 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing | $426M | 26 Jun 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $205M | 9 Jan 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 517410 Satellite Telecommunications | $199M | 11 Sep 2024 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $183M | 25 Jul 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $182M | 14 Apr 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $174M | 13 Jan 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $170M | 4 May 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $160M | 8 Dec 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $160M | 24 Jul 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $155M | 18 Oct 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $154M | 12 Jan 2026 | CA | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $541M, Department of Defense, 18 Oct 2024: NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 3 LANE 1
- $426M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 26 Jun 2024: DESIGN, DEVELOP, MANUFACTURE, TEST, INTEGRATE, ACHIEVE NASA ACCEPTANCE, DELIVER, AND SUSTAIN ITS UNITED STATES DEORBIT VEHICLE (USDV) SUCH THAT THE USDV CAN PER
- $205M, Department of Defense, 9 Jan 2026: PHASE 3 LANE 1 LAUNCH SERVICE TASK ORDER (LSTO) FOR NTO-5
- $199M, Department of Defense, 11 Sep 2024: SBS003512 BEST EFFORT
- $183M, Department of Defense, 25 Jul 2024: NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES
- $182M, Department of Defense, 14 Apr 2025: SEE ATTACHMENT 1, PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)
- $174M, Department of Defense, 13 Jan 2026: NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH SERVICES PHASE 3, LANE 2
- $170M, Department of Defense, 4 May 2026: NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH (NSSL) PHASE 3 LANE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES PROCUREMENT
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Space Exploration Technologies Corp. receive?
$14B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $3.1B; FY2024: $3.8B; FY2025: $3.8B; FY2026: $2.9B). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Space Exploration Technologies Corp.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($6.4B), National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($451M), Department of State ($11M) and Department of Homeland Security ($1.5M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation, NAICS 517410 Satellite Telecommunications and NAICS 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CA ($6.1B), MD ($483M), TX ($209M) and OH ($1.2M).
Is Space Exploration Technologies Corp. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 83 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 6 of 2,836 located in CA. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.