Federal contractor · HAWTHORNE, CA
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. received $2.8B in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 70 awards (−6.5% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $16.8B. Its largest customer was Department of the Air Force ($2.2B).
- Obligations · FY2026
- $2.8B
- New awards
- 70
- Sole-source
- 0.2%
- Single offer
- 45%
- UEI
- C6M7C2FLKER5
Company family
Grouped from reported parent companies (UEI) and, where marked, AI judgments that two records name the same organization or group.
4 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $2.8B in FY2026 together.
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.HAWTHORNE, CA · Family page$2.8B
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPVANDENBERG AFB, CA$6.6M
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPMC GREGOR, TX$64.5K
- PIONEER AEROSPACE CORPMILTON, FL$31.2K
Spending by fiscal year
Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).
- 186.4MFY2017
- 388.4MFY2018
- 544.4MFY2019
- 456.1MFY2020
- 1.5BFY2021
- 2.1BFY2022
- 2.4BFY2023
- 3.4BFY2024
- 3BFY2025
- 2.8BFY2026
Top buying agencies
Obligations in FY2026.
- Department of the Air Force$2.2B77%42 awards
- 8 awards
- Defense Information Systems Agency$6.8M0.2%3 awards
- Department of State$3.2M0.1%7 awards
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection$1.5M0.1%1 awards
- Federal Bureau of Investigation$600K0.0%1 awards
- Department of the Navy$125.5K0.0%3 awards
- Federal Highway Administration$9,0000.0%1 awards
- Missile Defense Agency$5000.0%1 awards
- Bureau of Land Management$2190.0%1 awards
What was bought · Where the work was performed
Obligations in FY2026.
What was bought
- Transportation & logistics$2.1B76%
- IT & telecom$420.9M15%
- Research & development$193.2M6.9%
- Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$57.3M2.0%
- Other equipment & supplies$120K0.0%
Where the work was performed
- Los Angeles County, CA$2.1B76%
- Brevard County, FL$519.4M19%
- Harris County, TX$141.7M5.1%
- Anne Arundel County, MD$6.8M0.2%
- Abroad$123.6K0.0%
- District of Columbia, DC$58.4K0.0%
- Park County, WY$9,0000.0%
- Madison County, AL$5000.0%
- Washoe County, NV$2190.0%
Integrity signals
Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.
- Low competition45%US 39% · $1.3B
- Sole-source awards0.2%US 30% · $5.7M
- Single-offer competitions45%US 8.8% · $1.3B
- Urgency justifications0.0%US 5.1% · $0
A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.
Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts
- Department of State$3.2MDepartment of State · 7 awards
- Department of Homeland Security · 1 awards
- Department of Justice · 1 awards
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1 awards
- Department of the Navy$125.5KDepartment of Defense · 3 awards
Largest awards
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Brevard County, FL· Transportation & logistics· Dec 30, 2016 – Sep 18, 2026· NNK17MA01T
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Los Angeles County, CA· Research & development· May 13, 2020 – Aug 21, 2026· 80MSFC20C0034
- Department of the Air Force· Los Angeles County, CA· Transportation & logistics· Oct 18, 2024 – May 27, 2026· FA881125FB001
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Los Angeles County, CA· Transportation & logistics· Jun 26, 2024 – Aug 26, 2026· 80JSC024CA002
- Department of the Air Force· Los Angeles County, CA· Transportation & logistics· Jan 9, 2026 – Apr 6, 2026· FA881126FB006
- SBS003512 BEST EFFORT$198.6MDefense Information Systems Agency· Anne Arundel County, MD· IT & telecom· Sep 11, 2024 – Nov 26, 2025· HC101324F0144
- Department of the Air Force· Los Angeles County, CA· Transportation & logistics· Apr 14, 2025 – Apr 9, 2026· FA881125FB010
- Department of the Air Force· Los Angeles County, CA· Transportation & logistics· Jan 13, 2026 – Feb 26, 2026· FA881126FB004
Federal grants & assistance received
Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. received -$128.4K in federal assistance in FY2026, on 30 actions (5 new awards), −157% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries (-$128.4K).
- Assistance · FY2026
- -$128.4K
- New awards
- 5
- Actions
- 30
- Since FY2024
- $1.1M
Assistance by fiscal year
- 971.3KFY2024
- 227.1KFY2025
- -128.4KFY2026
By type
- Direct payments-$128.4K0.0%
Top programs
- 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries-$128.4K0.0%
Largest awards
- 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· May 31, 2026 – May 31, 2026· SL-2699032134
- 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· May 31, 2026 – May 31, 2026· SL-2699015208
- 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Jul 31, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026· SL-2699003724
- 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· May 31, 2026 – May 31, 2026· SL-2699032189
- 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Jul 15, 2026 – Jul 15, 2026· SL-2699053556
- 32.004 · Universal Service Fund - Schools and Libraries· Federal Communications Commission· Direct payment for specified use· Jul 31, 2025 – Oct 31, 2025· SL-2599045406
Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.
Subawards
Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.
As a prime: who it pays · FY2026
No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.
As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026
- Sub-contracts: $4.7M (12 subawards)
- Sub-grants: $65.5M (73 subawards)
15 primes
- PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN$37.1M53%MADISON, WI · 2 subawards
- ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION$9.2M13%LITTLE ROCK, AR · 1 subaward
- ADMINISTRATION, LOUISIANA DIVISION OF$8.2M12%BATON ROUGE, LA · 1 subaward
- IOWA DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT$6M8.6%DES MOINES, IA · 2 subawards
- GREENVILLE, TX · 4 subawards
- LINCOLN, NE · 63 subawards
- WYOMING BUSINESS COUNCIL$1M1.4%CHEYENNE, WY · 1 subaward
- CONCORD, NH · 1 subaward
- SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC$900K1.3%ENGLEWOOD, CO · 1 subaward
- TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION$500K0.7%AUSTIN, TX · 2 subawards
By fiscal year
- FY2021: $73.6M paid out · $4.9M received
- FY2022: $0 paid out · $226.8M received
- FY2023: $0 paid out · $13.4M received
- FY2024: $0 paid out · $173.2M received
- FY2025: $0 paid out · $139.5M received
- FY2026: $0 paid out · $70.3M received
Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.
Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.
Teaming partners
Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.
Companies it pays
2 companies · $73.6M reported
- LEIDOS, INC.$62.3MRESTON, VA · 1 subaward · Scientific research and development services
- HUNTSVILLE, AL · 1 subaward · Scientific research and development services
Primes that pay it
30 companies · $628.2M reported
- MELBOURNE, FL · 9 subawards · Other professional, scientific, and technical services
- GREENVILLE, TX · 38 subawards · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
- PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN$37.1MMADISON, WI · 2 subawards
Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.
Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.
Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.
Competitors
Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.
Compared on 37 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.
- UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC$2.5B−51% in FY2026CENTENNIAL, CO · 2 entities · 27% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Nonscheduled air transportationDefense Contract Management Agency · Nonscheduled air transportationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing+1 more
- BLUE ORIGIN, LLC$1.3B+594% in FY2026MERRITT ISLAND, FL · 3 entities · 12% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Aerospace product and parts manufacturingAir Force · Nonscheduled air transportationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Nonscheduled air transportation
- BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING, LLC$1.7B−38% in FY2026HUNTSVILLE, AL · 11% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scientific research and development services
Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.
Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.
Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.
Lobbying and PAC activity
Organizations in House lobbying disclosures and FEC records whose names an AI judgment matched to this company. Those records carry no identifier shared with contracts, so every match is by name.
Across the company family of SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (4 recipients).
Matched organizations
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.AI match · 100%
- Lobbying · 2025
- $2.9M
- 22 reports
- Lobbying · 2023–2026
- $10.2M
- $10.2M in its own reports
- PAC giving · 2026
- $1.1M
- 1 PAC
Lobbying by year
- 2023$2.9M28 reports
- 2024$2.9M27 reports
- 2025$2.9M22 reports
- 2026$1.5M10 reports
Top issues
- Aerospace71 reports
- Defense50 reports
- Telecommunications45 reports
- Budget and appropriations28 reports
- Agriculture13 reports
- Transportation13 reports
- Environment and Superfund10 reports
- Clean air and water6 reports
Who was contacted
- U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES78 reports
- U.S. SENATE70 reports
- Commerce - Dept of (DOC)23 reports
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)19 reports
- Interior - Dept of (DOI)18 reports
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)16 reports
- Transportation - Dept of (DOT)16 reports
- Defense - Dept of (DOD)14 reports
Houses of Congress and federal agencies the reports list as contacted (a report names every one for all its issues).
Lobbying firms hired
- Invariant LLC$1.3M14 reports
- Miller Strategies, LLC$840K14 reports
- Forbes-Tate$740K14 reports
- CAPITOL ALLIANCE GROUP, INC$480K10 reports
- Bedrock Strategies, LLC$280K14 reports
- Polispace-James A.M. Muncy$130K7 reports
Registrants who are individuals are counted, not named.
PAC giving to candidates by party, 2026 cycle
- Republican$1M91%
- Democratic$87K7.9%
- Other or none$17.5K1.6%
PACs sponsored
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$3.4M raised this cycle
PACs these organizations sponsor (connected organizations in FEC records). A PAC gives employees' and members' voluntary contributions, not the company's own money.
Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.
Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026 · 2023–2026.
Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.
Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Sep 30, 2026.
Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.