National Aeronautics and Space Administration Contract Awards FY2003

Total Awarded$10.0B
Contracts61
Top ContractorCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded $10.0B across 61
federal contracts in FY2003. ▲ 195.4% vs FY2002
The largest single contractor was CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.

ℹ️ FY2003 = Oct 2002 – Sep 2003 (U.S. federal fiscal year)  | 
Data covers largest contracts by award amount. Source: USASpending.gov (FPDS).

Top Contractors

Notable Awards

Date Recipient Amount Description
2003-09-30 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $1796.8M MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY
2003-09-30 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $1444.3M DEEP SPACE NETWORK
2003-08-31 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION $1406.4M FOLLOW ON CONTRACT TO PROVIDE OPERATIONS AND SCIENCE SUPPORT TO THE CXO
2003-09-10 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $518.6M SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE (SST)
2003-09-18 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $474.4M CASSINI PROJECT
2003-09-29 LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE OPERATIONS COMPANY $450.4M MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS (MOSC)
2003-04-15 NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY $299.9M IMPLEMENTATION OF NASA BALLOON FLIGHT PROGRAM OPERATIONS
2003-09-30 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $284.1M SPACE SCIENCE FLGHT SPT
2003-09-29 INDYNE, INC. $272.2M PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, TELEPHONE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS/PHOTO
2003-09-15 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $256.2M MARS RECON ORBITER: C/D
2003-09-24 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $236.0M MARS EXPLORATION ROVER
2003-09-17 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $216.4M MIRI PHASE C/D
2003-09-30 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $207.7M MARS PRGM MGE-FUT PLAN
2002-11-29 THE BOEING COMPANY $195.0M 4200001394 1F TECHNOLOGY AREA 10-FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION RISK REDUCTION
2003-09-11 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $187.5M OSS NEW MILLENNIUM PRGM
2002-10-15 THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY $162.5M SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY PROJECT HELIOSEISMIC AND MAGNETIC IMAGER INVESTIGATIO
2003-02-28 KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC $158.0M SUPPORT FLIGHT PROGRAMS & PROJECT DIRECTORATE BY PROVIDING FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS:
2003-04-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY $131.1M DEFINITION ACTIVITIES (PHASE B) FOR THE AERONOMY OF ICE IN THE (AIM) SPACEFLIGHT
2003-09-23 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $121.1M MARS ODYSSEY PHASE E
2003-09-17 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $73.5M PHOENIX – PHASE B