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Impulse Space, Inc.
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USAspending records $46M in award obligations to Impulse Space, Inc. (Redondo Beach, CA) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $5.4M, of which $5.4M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 85% on FY2025 ($37M).
Impulse Space, Inc. ranks 929 of 2,836 listed organisations located in CA by five-year obligations, and 10,186 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense and National Aeronautics and Space Administration: 6 awards worth $58M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)), where it ranks 184 of 1,463 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| FY2024 | $3,479,815 | $3,479,815 | $0 | — |
| FY2025 | $37,412,102 | $37,412,102 | $0 | +975% |
| FY2026 | $5,438,901 | $5,438,901 | $0 | -85% |
| 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) | $46M | $416B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $5.4M | $118B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $46M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $416B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 10,186 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 | 4 | $44M | 76% |
| 2 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2 | $14M | 24% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 184 of 1,463 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Los Angeles County, CA $58M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $28M | 4 Oct 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $13M | 28 Feb 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $13M | 28 Sep 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractPurchase Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.7M | 4 Apr 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractPurchase Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.7M | 15 May 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.4M | 6 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.
- $28M, Department of Defense, 4 Oct 2024: IMPULSE SPACE SBIR PHASE III
- $13M, Department of Defense, 28 Feb 2025: IMPULSE SPACE PHASE 2 STRATFI
- $13M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 28 Sep 2026: PHASE III - GEOSPACE DYNAMICS CONSTELLATION (GDC) TRAILBLAZER PROJECT
- $1.7M, Department of Defense, 4 Apr 2024: SBIR PHASE II PROPOSAL F2D-9561 - RESPONSIVE SPACE OPERATIONS WITH A MULTI-ORBIT ORBITAL MANEUVERING VEHICLE
- $1.7M, Department of Defense, 15 May 2024: TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE GEOSYNCHRONOUS EQUATORIAL ORBIT WITH A HIGH ENERGY KICK STAGE
- $1.4M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 6 Jan 2026: SBIR PHASE III 80NSSC26C0008 - HELIOS KICK STAGE MISSION CAPABILITY STUDIES
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Impulse Space, Inc. receive?
$46M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2024: $3.5M; FY2025: $37M; FY2026: $5.4M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Impulse Space, Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($44M) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($14M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CA ($58M).
Is Impulse Space, Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 10,186 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 929 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.