NASA has released a document listing the 1,206 active Space Act Agreements (SAAs) the agency has with commercial companies, non-profit organizations and state and local governments.
From that list, I’ve extracted agreements with individual companies. Below you will find tables listing SAAs that NASA has signed with Virgin Group companies, Moon Express and NanoRacks. There is also a fourth table that has SAAs with a number of companies and organizations that we follow on Parabolic Arc.
SAAs come in three varieties: reimburseable, non-reimburseable and funded. Under reimburseable agreements, a company or organization will pay NASA for its services. No money exchanges hands under non-reimburseable agrements. And under funded agreements, NASA pays the company to perform work or provide services. (The space agency made substantial use of SAA’s in the Commercial Crew Program.)
VIRGIN GROUP COMPANIES
| Virgin Group Space Act Agreements with NASA | ||||||
| PARTNER | TITLE/ PURPOSE | EXECUTION DATE | EXPIRATION DATE | AGREEMENT TYPE | ESTIMATED DOLLAR VALUE | CENTER |
| Virgin Galactic | Annex to Reimbursable Umbrella Space Act Agreement between Virgin Galactic and NASA, Ames Research Center for supporting the maturation of Virgin Galactic Air-Launched Vehicle System | 07/13/12 | 07/13/18 | Reimbursable | —– | AFRC |
| Virgin Galactic LLC | Nonreimbursable Space Act Agreement between NASA, Ames Research Center and Virgin Galactic LLC to Advance Emerging Space Capabilities for LauncherOne | 04/20/16 | 04/20/19 | Non-Reimbursable | $986,571.00 | ARC |
| Virgin Galactic | Annex Two to the Reimbursable Space Act Agreement between Virgin Galactic and the NASA, Ames Research Center for Analysis and Simulation of a Transport Aircraft as a Launch Platform | 06/29/15 | 06/29/18 | Reimbursable | —– | ARC |
| Virgin Galactic | Reimbursable Umbrella Space Act Agreement between Virgin Galactic and the NASA, Ames Research Center for Supporting the Maturation of Virgin Galactic”s Air-Launched Vehicle System | 07/13/12 | 07/13/18 | Reimbursable | —– | ARC |
| Virgin Galactic | Launch Vehicle and Space System Support | 06/17/14 | 06/16/19 | Reimbursable | —– | LaRC |
| The Spaceship Company | Consultation and Peer Review Support | 01/05/16 | 01/05/18 | Reimbursable | —– | AFRC |
| The Spaceship Company | Flight test engineering and associated technical services | 01/05/16 | 01/05/21 | Reimbursable | —– | AFRC |
| Virgin Orbit | Provide Hyperthermal Testing for Virgin Orbit | 06/09/17 | 06/09/18 | Reimbursable | —– | MSFC |
| Virgin Orbit | Exchange of Technical Expertise for commercial space transportation | 06/09/17 | 06/09/22 | Reimbursable | —– | MSFC |
| Virgin America | Nonreimbursable Umbrella Space Act Agreement between the NASA, Ames Research Center and Virgin America, Inc. for Technical Collaboration and Research in Aeronautics | 02/24/16 | 02/24/21 | Non-Reimbursable | $1,000.00 | ARC |
MOON EXPRESS
| Moon Express Space Act Agreements with NASA | |||||
| TITLE/ PURPOSE | EXECUTION DATE | EXPIRATION DATE | AGREEMENT TYPE | ESTIMATED DOLLAR VALUE | CENTER |
| Reimbursable Space Act Agreement between the NASA, Ames Research Center and Moon Express for Model-based Spaceflight Software Development | 10/07/14 | 10/07/18 | Reimbursable | —– | ARC |
| Lunar CATALYST Partnership with Moon Express | 09/30/14 | 09/29/17 | Non-Reimbursable | $10,000,000.00 | HQ |
| Annex No.2 under George C. Marshall RSAA Umbrella No. SAA8-1314744 | 04/30/15 | 09/24/17 | Reimbursable | —– | KSC |
| Moon Express Hardware and Testing Support | 07/11/13 | 07/11/18 | Reimbursable | —– | MSFC |
NANORACKS
| NanoRacks Space Act Agreements with NASA | |||||
| TITLE/ PURPOSE | EXECUTION DATE | EXPIRATION DATE | AGREEMENT TYPE | ESTIMATED DOLLAR VALUE | CENTER |
| Reimbursable Umbrella Space Act Agreement Between Nanoracks LLC and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, AMES Reseach Center for Promoting ISS Utilization | 04/24/13 | 04/24/18 | Reimbursable | —– | ARC |
| Low-Earth Orbit Commercial Services Development | 05/16/16 | 05/16/21 | Non-Reimbursable | $19,698.00 | JSC |
| Operation of the NanoRacks system aboard the International Space Station | 07/08/14 | 07/07/19 | Non-Reimbursable | $97,968.00 | JSC |
NASA SPACE ACT AGREEMENTS
| NASA Space Act Agreements | ||||||
| PARTNER | TITLE/ PURPOSE | EXECUTION DATE | EXPIRATION DATE | AGREEMENT TYPE | ESTIMATED DOLLAR VALUE | CENTER |
| Ad Astra Rocket Company | VASIMR Engine Payload Safety and Reliability Support | 12/16/13 | 12/16/18 | Non-Reimbursable | —– | JSC |
| Astrobotic Technology, Inc | Lunar CATALYST Partnership with Astrobotic | 09/30/14 | 09/29/17 | Non-Reimbursable | $10,000,000.00 | HQ |
| Axiom Space, LLC | Low-Earth orbit commercial development | 08/24/16 | 08/24/21 | Non-Reimbursable | $270,725.00 | JSC |
| Bigelow Aerospace | Expandable Space Structures Safety Process | 07/24/14 | 07/24/19 | Reimbursable | —– | JSC |
| Busek Company Inc | Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity solicitation, (ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: NNH15ZOA001K) “Utilizing Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Emerging Space Technology System Capabilities.” | 03/21/16 | 03/21/19 | Non-Reimbursable | $749,276.00 | GRC |
| Busek Co. Inc. | Busek 5N BGT-5 AF-M315E Green Monopropellant Thruster Hot-Fire Testing | 06/27/16 | 06/27/18 | Non-Reimbursable | $246,841.00 | MSFC |
| Dynetics Corporation | Small, Affordable, High Performance Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine Development | 07/19/16 | 07/16/18 | Non-Reimbursable | $480,812.00 | MSFC |
| Exos Aerospace Systems & Technologies | Development plan for use of NASA tuned-damper on the EXOS launch vehicle | 05/01/17 | 05/01/18 | Non-Reimbursable | $78,467.00 | LaRC |
| Garvey Spacecraft Corporation | Enhancement of NANOSAT Launch Vehicle Booster Main Engine | 04/13/16 | 04/13/18 | Non-Reimbursable | $626,137.00 | MSFC |
| Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc. | GOLauncher 1 Launch Envelope Clearance | 04/25/16 | 04/25/18 | Non-Reimbursable | $1,616,261.00 | AFRC |
| Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc. | Advanced Design and Manufacture of Cryogenic Propellant Tanks | 02/05/16 | 02/05/18 | Non-Reimbursable | $1,508,748.00 | LaRC |
| Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. | Testing of a Comet Regolith Sampling System for Honeybee Robotics, Inc. | 12/16/16 | 12/16/17 | Reimbursable | —– | GRC |
| Intuitive Machines, LLC | Collaboration on the terrestrial return vehicle | 02/25/15 | 02/25/18 | Non-Reimbursable | $1,467,969.00 | JSC |
| Made In Space, Inc. | NASA-STD-6001B materials and compnents testing | 07/30/15 | 07/30/20 | Reimbursable | —– | WSTF |
| Masten Space Systems, Inc. | Lunar CATALYST Partnership with Masten | 09/30/14 | 09/29/17 | Non-Reimbursable | $10,000,000.00 | HQ |
| Millennium Space Systems, Inc. | To provide support and consultation for the implementation of the exclusively licensed Demiseable Integrated Reaction Wheel Assembly (DIRWA) | 11/13/15 | 11/12/17 | Reimbursable | ||
| Moog, Inc. | COMPASS Study of OMV Concepts for Moog, Inc. | 10/24/16 | 10/24/17 | Non-Reimbursable | $49,194.00 | GRC |
| Moog Inc. | Moog Inc. Umbrella Agreement with NASA Glenn | 04/01/15 | 04/01/20 | Reimbursable | —– | GRC |
| Moog, Inc. | Fully Reimbursable SAA between NASA KSC and Moog Inc. In-Space Propulsion for Propellants Services | 12/19/12 | 12/19/17 | Reimbursable | —– | KSC |
| New Mexico Spaceport Authority | Annex One to the Nonreimbursable Space Act Agreement between New Mexico Spaceport Authority, a State Agency of the State of New Mexico and The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Ames Research Center for Payload Development and Operations for the Spaceport America | 01/15/13 | 01/10/18 | Non-Reimbursable | —– | ARC |
| Relativity Space, Inc. | Reimbursable Space Act Umbrella Agreement Relativity Space Incorporated Aeon 1 Launch Systems Development | 08/23/16 | 08/23/20 | Reimbursable | —– | SSC |
| Relativity Space, Inc. | Annex One Relativity Space Aeon 1 Engine Start Test Project | 08/23/16 | 08/23/17 | Reimbursable | —– | SSC |
| Space Tango, Inc. | New Operation of the TangoLab-1 and Future Platforms Aboard the International Space Station National Laboratory | 06/01/17 | 05/31/22 | Non-Reimbursable | $83,852.00 | JSC |
| Spire Global, Inc. | Annex to Radio Occultation Instrument Support | 12/14/16 | 01/30/18 | Reimbursable | —– | JPL |
| Spire Global, Inc. | Radio Occultation Instrument Support | 12/14/16 | 12/14/21 | Reimbursable | —– | JPL |
| State of New Mexico | Non-reimbursable Umbrella Space Act Agreement between The State of New Mexico and NASA, Ames Research Center for Space Exploration; Space Research; and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Initiatives | 01/15/13 | 01/15/18 | Non-Reimbursable | —– | ARC |
| Techshot, Inc. | Techshot’s ISS Research Suite of Hardware | 06/23/15 | 06/22/20 | Non-Reimbursable | $98,816.00 | JSC |
| Techshot, Inc. | Techshot ISS Environmental Testing | 02/05/13 | 02/05/18 | Reimbursable | —– | MSFC |
| Terminal Velocity Aerospace, LLC | Nonreimbursable Space Act Agreement Between Terminal Velocity Aerospace, LLC and The National Aeronautics And Space Administration, Ames Research Center for Evaluation, Test and Transfer of Conformal and Flexible Ablative Thermal Protection Materials for Use in Terminal Velocity Aerospace’s Re-Entry Devices | 08/09/13 | 08/09/18 | Non-Reimbursable | —– | ARC |
| Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. | Radio Occultation Instrument Support | 06/28/15 | 12/31/17 | Reimbursable | —– | JPL |
| Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. | Tyvak Nano Launcher Avionics Sounding Rocket Flight | 03/06/17 | 03/06/18 | Reimbursable | —– | WFF |