The Aerospace Corporation
National Security Space FFRDC providing independent technical and analytic support to Space Force, NRO, and DoD. Largest single-mission space FFRDC. Not a spacecraft manufacturer or operator.
FINANCIAL HEALTH
CAPITAL & CREDIT PROFILE
Source: USAspending.gov award obligations matched to this company. Obligations, not recognized revenue.
RECENT DEALS & CONTRACTS
| Date | Type | Amount | Counterparty | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | Contract Award | $2.6M | Department of the Interior / U.S. Geological Survey, THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | Medium |
| May 29, 2026 | Contract Award | $1.4M | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | Medium |
| May 01, 2026 | Contract Award | $3.3M | Department of Commerce / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | Medium |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Contract Award | $1.0M | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | Medium |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Contract Award | $1.0M | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | Medium |
SECTOR POSITION
RECENT COVERAGE
| Date | Source | Headline |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | USAspending.gov | Interior Awards $2.6M to THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION for EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE CENTER (EROS) LANDSAT MISSION OPERATIONS... |
| May 29, 2026 | USAspending.gov | Administration Awards $1.4M to THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION for EXPLORATION ARCHITECTURE SUPPORT FOR EXPLORATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT MISSION DIR... |
| May 01, 2026 | USAspending.gov | Commerce Awards $3.3M to THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION for SSES TO OFFICE OF SPACE WEATHER OBSERVATION (SWO) TO 13 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Ars Technica — Space | Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA's tentative step toward crew launch |
| Apr 15, 2026 | USAspending.gov | Administration Awards $1.0M to THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION for PROGRAMMATIC ASSESSMENT & MONITORING (PAM) FOR THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (... |
REGISTRY DATA
Source: space_company_registry.json · Operator homepage → · The Aerospace Corporation official site — confirms FFRDC operating the Space Systems Engineering Center supporting USSF/NRO/NASA.
METHODOLOGY
Launch history and subsystem outcomes aggregate from AstraVeris's launch_events table with Wilson 95% lower bounds on success rates. ARI scores come from the 11-factor composite (/finance/methodology/). Constellation counts derive from the live CelesTrak/GCAT object catalog. Gov contracts from USAspending.gov awards; private deals from deduplicated pipeline deal extraction. Absence of a row means "not tracked" — we never fabricate. See /methodology/ for the full data model and /data-licensing/ for licensing terms.
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