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Astrotech Space Operations, LLC
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USAspending records $116M in award obligations to Astrotech Space Operations, LLC (Titusville, FL) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $6.3M, of which $6.3M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 91% on FY2025 ($71M).
Astrotech Space Operations, LLC ranks 243 of 1,345 listed organisations located in FL by five-year obligations, and 4,946 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense and National Aeronautics and Space Administration: 9 awards worth $116M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 336414 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing), where it ranks 26 of 57 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $23,304,652 | $23,294,652 | $10,000 | — |
| FY2024 | $15,005,206 | $15,005,206 | $0 | -36% |
| FY2025 | $71,088,809 | $71,088,809 | $0 | +374% |
| FY2026 | $6,347,818 | $6,347,818 | $0 | -91% |
| 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 FL | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $116M | $95B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $6.3M | $28B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $116M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $10K | $95B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 4,946 of 30,000 | 1 of 1,345 in FL | 1 |
Largest in state: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. 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 | 2 | $79M | 68% |
| 2 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 7 | $37M | 32% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 336414: 26 of 57 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Santa Barbara County, CA $81M · Brevard County, FL $35M
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 | 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing | $78M | 28 Apr 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing | $11M | 29 Sep 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing | $7.3M | 7 Mar 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing | $5.4M | 13 Dec 2022 | FL | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing | $4.8M | 3 Feb 2026 | FL | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing | $3.6M | 19 Jan 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing | $3.1M | 22 Apr 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency | ContractDefinitive Contract | 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing | $1.7M | 28 Oct 2022 | FL | USAspending |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing | $1.5M | 26 May 2026 | FL | 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.
- $78M, Department of Defense, 28 Apr 2025: THIS CONTRACT IS THE RESULT OF THE FA8802-24-R-0005, COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENING FOR NSSL SV PROCESSING. THE CONTRACT IS FOR AN INVESTMENT INTO THE EXPANSION O
- $11M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 29 Sep 2023: SPACECRAFT PROCESSING OPERATIONS CONTRACT INTERSTELLAR MAPPING AND ACCELERATION PROBE TASK ORDER.
- $7.3M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 7 Mar 2023: PAYLOAD PROCESSING FACILITY AND SERVICES FOR THE GOES-U SPACECRAFT
- $5.4M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 13 Dec 2022: PAYLOAD PROCESSING FOR PLANKTON, AEROSOL, CLOUD, OCEAN ECOSYSTEM (PACE) SPACECRAFT.
- $4.8M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 3 Feb 2026: JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-4 (JPSS-4) PAYLOAD PROCESSING SERVICES
- $3.6M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 19 Jan 2024: SPECTRO-PHOTOMETER FOR THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE, EPOCH OF REIONIZATION AND ICES EXPLORER AND POLARIMETER TO UNIFY THE CORONA AND HELIOSPHERE SPACECRAFT PROCE
- $3.1M, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 22 Apr 2024: SENTINEL 6B SPACECRAFT PROCESSING SERVICE.
- $1.7M, Department of Defense, 28 Oct 2022: SATELLITE PROCESSING FACILITY WILL COMPLETE POST SHIPMENT, STACKING, MATING AND ENCAPSULATION OF TWO SPACE VEHICLES ON A USSF LAUNCH. WILL ALSO VISUAL PROTECTIO
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Astrotech Space Operations, LLC receive?
$116M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $23M; FY2024: $15M; FY2025: $71M; FY2026: $6.3M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Astrotech Space Operations, LLC?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($79M) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($37M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing and NAICS 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CA ($81M) and FL ($35M).
Is Astrotech Space Operations, LLC a large federal recipient?
It ranks 4,946 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 243 of 1,345 located in FL. 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.