BLUF: NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has obligated $1,987,372,021 to Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC under a Human Landing System lander development contract carrying a total ceiling value of $3,709,136,603.

The contract, numbered 80MSFC23CA014, was signed May 18, 2023, and covers "rapid DDT&E and demonstration of a sustainable Human Landing System integrated lander," per federal award data. NASA's own Human Landing System program page confirms Blue Origin was selected as the agency's second Artemis lunar lander provider, developing a lander based on its Blue Moon program.

Why it matters: The obligation total shows NASA continuing to fund Blue Origin's lander development steadily, with the contract's cumulative obligations now at roughly 54% of the $3.71 billion ceiling value. For GovCon primes and subcontractors in the space sector, sustained obligation activity on a multi-billion-dollar, full-and-open-competed award signals continued NASA commitment to a two-provider Human Landing System strategy rather than sole reliance on a single lander contractor.

By the numbers:

• Cumulative obligations: $1,987,372,021.41
• Contract ceiling (base and all options): $3,709,136,603.36
• Base exercised options value: $3,266,761,505.92
• Contract signed: May 18, 2023
• NAICS code: 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences)
• Product/service code: AR12
• Solicitation number: NNH19ZCQ001K
• Set-aside: None; full and open competition after exclusion of sources; 4 offers received

The contract's most recent modification, P00047, was recorded August 4, 2026, as a definitization change order that reduced obligations by $1,486,286.80 — a downward administrative adjustment rather than new funding. The largest recent increase came via modification P00045 on June 30, 2026, which added $250,000,000 in obligations under a supplemental agreement for work within the existing contract scope. NASA's Human Landing System program is a major program designation tied to the Artemis campaign's crewed lunar landing missions.

Source: USASpending.gov