PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE

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organization

Active: 2008–2026

Contract Awards

$4.2M

19 awards

Summary

PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE is an organization. Its political footprint includes $4.2 million in government contracts. Their largest government contract source is National Aeronautics and Space Administration at $4.0 million. Political activity spans from 2008 to 2026.

Cross-Source Financial Activity

These are different money flows and are not added together: contributions and lobbying expenses flow out, while contract awards flow to the organization.

Contract awards $4.2M

Political Money Flow

How Money Flows

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Contracts by Agency

2 agencies

#	Agency	Total Awarded	Awards
1	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	$4.0M	9
2	Department of the Interior	$199K	10

Individual Awards

19 awards (top by amount)

Date	Agency	Description	Amount	NAICS
2026-06-22	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CAPTURE INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENTS IN A PRELIMINARY INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT, INITIATE LONG-LEAD MATERIALS PROCUREMENT AND HOLD A HERITAGE REQUIREMENTS REVIEW.	$3.2M	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2021-09-16	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	(SSERVI) DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST (DS) TO SUPPORT THE SSERVI LEADERSHIP AT NASA ARC AND WORK WITH DIVERSE SSERVI TEAMS FROM INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONALLY TO ADDRESS NEAR AND LONG TERM SSERVI SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION GOALS	$197K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2009-05-28	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	LUNAR MAPPING SERVICES	$25K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2011-05-03	Department of the Interior	GEOLOGICAL STUDIES SCANDIA REGION MARS	$22K	GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES
2026-04-13	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	MARS SURVEY FOR LOCATIONS FOR MARS HYDROELECTRIC POWER	$20K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2010-01-19	Department of the Interior	ANALYSIS AND MAPPING OF POLAR TROUGHS OF MARS	$20K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2008-07-29	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	SUPPORT FOR LUNAR SURFACE DIGITAL MAPPING PTOJECT	$15K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2008-03-26	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	LUNAR MAPPING AND MODELING PROJECT - THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR GSFC'S ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS OF LEVEL 3 (L3) REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTED GSFC-LED AND GSFC-SUPPORTING TASKS WITHIN THE LUNAR MAPPING AND MODELING PROJECT (LMMP).	$12K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2008-04-07	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF GSFC'S IRAD DUST DEVIL EXPEDITION	$10K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2009-04-30	Department of the Interior	09-9950-0050, NONPERSONAL SERVICES FOR SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS OF THE POLAR TROUGHS IN THE NORTHERN POLAR PLATEAU.	$10K	GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES
2015-01-14	Department of the Interior	GEOLOGICAL STUDIES VALLES MARINERIS OTHER FUNCTION: "IGF::OT::IGF"	$10K	GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES
2008-03-27	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE GSFC'S ROLE IN THE "PLANETARY DATA REVIEW PANEL" FOR SELECTED LUNAR AND PLANETARY DATA WITHIN THE NATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE DATA CENTER.	$10K	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2010-06-08	Department of the Interior	BASE YEAR SERVICES FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDIES FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGEOLOGIC MAPPING DIGITAL PHOTOGEOLOGIC MAPPING OF THE HIGHLANDS OF MARS NORTH OF 60 DEGREES WEST OF ARGYRE OVER TO AND INCLUDING HESPERIA PLANUM AT 1:20,000,000 SCALE OPTION YEAR ONE - FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDIES FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGEOLOGIC MAPPING OF MARS: ARGYRE TO HESPERIA PLANUM	$9K	GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES
2014-01-22	Department of the Interior	SCIENCIFIC SERVICES CENTRAL MARINERIS "OTHER FUNCTIONS" -- IGF::OT::IGF	$8K	GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES
2010-09-30	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	DATA VALIDATION AND ANALYSIS UTILIZING LRO LOLA, MESSENGER MLA AND DAWN FRAMING CAMERA IN SUPPORT OF LMMP AND OTHER PROJECTS.	$0	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
2009-08-11	Department of the Interior	SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF SCANDIA, MARS	$0	GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES
2009-08-19	Department of the Interior	09-9950-0105; EXTEND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE	$0	GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES
2012-07-03	Department of the Interior	G12PX00694 IS HERE BY MODIFIED TO CHANGE THE RECEIVING OFFICIAL TO JUANITA VELASCO. THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT AND ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.	$0	GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES
2015-09-25	Department of the Interior	VALLES MARINERIS GEOLOGIC STUDY OTHER FUNCTION: "IGF::OT::IGF"	$0	GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES

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