ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. (DEF) Awarded $2,533,788,480 Federal Contract by National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. (DEF) Awarded $2,533,788,480 Federal Contract by National Aeronautics and Space Administration

On 2026-08-24, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration formally obligated a federal contract action valued at $2,533,788,480.00 to ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. (ticker DEF) under award identifier CONT_AWD_GSFC0198106DNAS526555_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-. Contract scope: THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT INCLUDE THE FINAL SERVICING MISSION AND SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS THROUGH END-OF-MISSION. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: A. SCIENCE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION INCLUDING: MISSION PLANNING SUPPORT, SCIENCE PROGRAM DEFINITION SUPPORT, MANAGEMENT OF THE PROPOSAL SELECTION, TIME ALLOCATION, AND GRANT AWARD COMMITTEE PROCESSES, AND SCIENCE COMMUNITY OUTREACH. B. ROUTINE SCIENCE OPERATIONS I. This obligation falls within the defense and federal procurement category and is recorded in official U.S. federal spending disclosures; the full transaction record, modification history, and any sub-award breakdown can be independently verified on USAspending.gov under award CONT_AWD_GSFC0198106DNAS526555_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-. For capital-intelligence context, watch whether members of congressional oversight committees hold or trade DEF positions around this award window.

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Amount$2.53B

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APA: Gemral Edge Intelligence. (2026). ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. (DEF) Awarded $2,533,788,480 Federal Contract by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Gemral Research Repository. https://gemral.com/edge/q/association-of-universities-for-research-in-astronomy-inc-def-national-aeronautics-and-spa

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  author = {Gemral Edge Research Intelligence},
  title = {ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. (DEF) Awarded $2,533,788,480 Federal Contract by National Aeronautics and Space Administration},
  howpublished = {\url{https://gemral.com/edge/q/association-of-universities-for-research-in-astronomy-inc-def-national-aeronautics-and-spa}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Provenance Hash: f124a899696dbe69}
}

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