SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

FY 2026

FY 2026 · contracts ≥ $1M

$3.1B

82 awards · top agency: Department of Defense · as of Oct 19, 2026

Contracts ≥ $1M, not revenue

$3.1B

FY 2026 LDA lobbying total

FY 2026 PAC/employee-attributed

Award dollars are federal obligations from contracts of $1M or more (USAspending), not revenue or profit. Lobbying totals come from LDA filings, not contract-level spending. Donations are PAC or employee-attributed records. Overlaps show association, not causation.

Reference note

About the company

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., doing business as SpaceX, is an American spaceflight, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence company headquartered at the Starbase development site in Starbase, Texas. The company operates three divisions: "Space", which conducts more orbital launches annually than any other launch provider, including national programs; "Connectivity", which operates Starlink, a communications satellite company; and "Artificial intelligence", which operates Grok, X, and data centers. via Wikipedia

USAspending contract awards

What they took

These are obligated federal contract dollars from awards of $1 million or more. They are not profit, revenue, a contract ceiling, or the company's full federal total. Data loaded as of Oct 19, 2026.

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

Federal contract obligations (≥$1M) by awarding agency.

Contracts ≥$1M · FY2026

$3.1B

▲ 1.5× since FY2022

Department of DefenseNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationDepartment of StateDepartment of Homeland Security

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.: Federal contract obligations (≥$1M) by awarding agency.
Agency	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025	FY2026
Department of Defense	$763M	$867M	$1.8B	$1.8B	$2.4B
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	$1.4B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.5B	$749M
Department of State	$0	$0	$0	$8.2M	$8.0M
Department of Homeland Security	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1.5M

Department of Defense$2.4B

68 loaded awards

National Aeronautics and Space Administration$749M

11 loaded awards

Department of State$8.0M

2 loaded awards

Department of Homeland Security$1.5M

1 loaded awards

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-09-18 · NAICS 336414 · PSC V126
$519M
tx|CONT_AWD_NNK17MA01T_8000_NNK14MA74C_8000|2026-09-18|519393669.31|72Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-05-04 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$170M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB011_9700_FA881125DB002_9700|2026-05-04|170267970.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-01-13 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$167M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB004_9700_FA881125DB002_9700|2026-01-13|166969654.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2025-12-08 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$160M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB001_9700_FA881124DB003_9700|2025-12-08|159967658.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-10 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$154M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881125FB001_9700_FA881124DB003_9700|2026-04-10|153837926.00|P00003Source
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-08-21 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR32
$150M
tx|CONT_AWD_80MSFC20C0034_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-08-21|150000000.00|P00082Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-01 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$142M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB005_9700_FA881125DB002_9700|2026-04-01|142189654.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2025-11-14 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$135M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB008_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2025-11-14|135000000.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-05-22 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$132M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB015_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-05-22|131787000.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-06 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$104M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB006_9700_FA881124DB003_9700|2026-04-06|103555054.00|P00004Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-05-04 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$89M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB007_9700_FA881125DB002_9700|2026-05-04|88945750.00|P00003Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-03-31 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$85M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB010_9700_FA881124DB003_9700|2026-03-31|84842543.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-06-02 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$84M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB008_9700_FA881125DB002_9700|2026-06-02|84266404.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-09 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$82M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881125FB010_9700_FA881125DB002_9700|2026-04-09|81650000.00|P00005Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-01-13 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$79M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881125FB001_9700_FA881124DB003_9700|2026-01-13|79168963.00|P00002Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-23 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$78M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881125FB002_9700_FA881124DB003_9700|2026-04-23|77616630.00|P00005Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2025-12-08 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$77M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB002_9700_FA881124DB003_9700|2025-12-08|77095704.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-01-12 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$65M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB007_9700_FA881125DB002_9700|2026-01-12|65000000.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-14 · NAICS 541715 · PSC 1555
$57M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881926CB002_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-04-14|57303302.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-02-24 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$42M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB006_9700_FA881124DB003_9700|2026-02-24|42170146.00|P00001Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-01-09 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$42M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB006_9700_FA881124DB003_9700|2026-01-09|42170146.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-08 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$30M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881124FB011_9700_FA881120D0002_9700|2026-04-08|30000000.00|P00001Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-07-16 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$29M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB066_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-07-16|29358440.00|P00004Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2025-12-23 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$27M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2025-12-23|27242500.00|P00001Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-06-24 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$26M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-06-24|26144360.00|P00028Source
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-09-28 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR32
$24M
tx|CONT_AWD_80MSFC20C0034_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-09-28|23555537.00|P00083Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-06-17 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$23M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB066_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-06-17|23114460.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-05-14 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$20M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881124FB011_9700_FA881120D0002_9700|2026-05-14|20000000.00|P00002Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-06-29 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$19M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB018_9700_FA881125DB002_9700|2026-06-29|19400000.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2025-11-07 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$19M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881125FB005_9700_FA881120D0002_9700|2025-11-07|18800000.00|P00003Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-03-30 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$17M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB006_9700_FA881124DB003_9700|2026-03-30|16723286.00|P00002Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-09 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$17M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881125FB008_9700_FA881125DB002_9700|2026-04-09|16500000.00|P00004Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-01-23 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$14M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-01-23|14350830.00|P00003Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-01-20 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$14M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881123F0023_9700_FA881120D0002_9700|2026-01-20|13958744.42|P00005Source
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-05-21 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR32
$13M
tx|CONT_AWD_80MSFC20C0034_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-05-21|13370233.88|P00077Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-06-29 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$13M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB066_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-06-29|12542080.00|P00003Source
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-06-01 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR32
$12M
tx|CONT_AWD_80MSFC20C0034_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-06-01|12444378.00|P00078Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-02-24 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$12M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-02-24|12187440.00|P00005Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-01-16 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$11M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB022_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-01-16|10830000.00|P00001Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-05-15 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$11M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881124F0004_9700_FA881120D0002_9700|2026-05-15|10601935.55|P00008Source
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-09-30 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$9.2M
tx|CONT_AWD_80KSC020C0012_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-09-30|9150000.00|P00036Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-03-25 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$8.4M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-03-25|8369760.00|P00014Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-14 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$8.0M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-04-14|7987620.00|P00018Source
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-07-14 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR32
$7.9M
tx|CONT_AWD_80MSFC20C0034_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-07-14|7878043.08|P00080Source
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-09-23 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$7.0M
tx|CONT_AWD_80KSC023FA109_8000_80KSC022DA109_8000|2026-09-23|7000000.00|P00050Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-17 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$7.0M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-04-17|6999900.00|P00019Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-02 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$6.9M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-04-02|6862500.00|P00017Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-02-26 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$6.7M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB004_9700_FA881125DB002_9700|2026-02-26|6746326.00|P00002Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2025-12-18 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC13
$6.6M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA240125C0001_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-|2025-12-18|6600000.00|P00002Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2025-12-12 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$5.9M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2025-12-12|5945000.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Defense Information Systems Agency · 2026-02-26 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$5.7M
tx|CONT_AWD_HC101325F0070_9700_HC101323D9000_9700|2026-02-26|5699999.94|P00014Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-24 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$5.1M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-04-24|5081140.00|P00020Source
Department of State
Department of State · 2026-09-30 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG11
$5.0M
tx|CONT_AWD_19AQMM26C1195_1900_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-09-30|4956290.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2025-12-18 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$4.6M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881125FB008_9700_FA881125DB002_9700|2025-12-18|4583000.00|P00003Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-03-03 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$4.1M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881124FB031_9700_FA881120D0002_9700|2026-03-03|4058563.14|P00002Source
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-07-01 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR32
$3.8M
tx|CONT_AWD_80MSFC20C0034_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-07-01|3782328.26|P00079Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-02-11 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$3.7M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB022_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-02-11|3720000.00|P00002Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-06-26 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$3.2M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB066_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-06-26|3167960.00|P00002Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-01-13 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$3.1M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881125FB010_9700_FA881125DB002_9700|2026-01-13|3145000.00|P00004Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-05-08 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$3.1M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB022_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-05-08|3130000.00|P00008Source
Department of State
Department of State · 2026-01-21 · NAICS 517410 · PSC 7G22
$3.1M
tx|CONT_AWD_19AQMS26P0024_1900_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-01-21|3068160.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-03-25 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$3.0M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-03-25|3005560.00|P00013Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-06-10 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$2.4M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB022_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-06-10|2430000.00|P00010Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-02-26 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$2.4M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-02-26|2429000.00|P00006Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2025-12-18 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$2.4M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB022_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2025-12-18|2400000.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-03-17 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$2.3M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-03-17|2316900.00|P00011Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-03-27 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$2.2M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-03-27|2155900.00|P00015Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-03-04 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$2.0M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB022_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-03-04|2020000.00|P00003Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2025-12-15 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$1.9M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881123F0017_9700_FA881120D0002_9700|2025-12-15|1920000.00|P00011Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-30 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$1.8M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881123F0017_9700_FA881120D0002_9700|2026-04-30|1820000.00|P00012Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-03-12 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$1.6M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB022_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-03-12|1645000.00|P00004Source
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-04-09 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR32
$1.6M
tx|CONT_AWD_80MSFC20C0034_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-04-09|1634413.78|P00075Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-17 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$1.6M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB022_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-04-17|1620000.00|P00007Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-07-13 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$1.6M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB022_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-07-13|1560000.00|P00011Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2025-11-25 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$1.6M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254125FB029_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2025-11-25|1550000.00|P00005Source
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection · 2026-09-24 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG11
$1.5M
tx|CONT_AWD_70B02C26P00000448_7014_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-09-24|1500000.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-04-08 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$1.3M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881126FB013_9700_FA881125DB002_9700|2026-04-08|1320700.00|0Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-01-08 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$1.2M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA881125FB020_9700_FA881124DB003_9700|2026-01-08|1245488.00|P00002Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-02-27 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC23
$1.2M
tx|CONT_AWD_HQ085021C0001_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-|2026-02-27|1241817.00|P00023Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-01-30 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$1.2M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254125FB029_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-01-30|1225000.00|P00007Source
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force · 2026-05-15 · NAICS 517410 · PSC DG10
$1.2M
tx|CONT_AWD_FA254126FB019_9700_FA254125DB021_9700|2026-05-15|1175720.00|P00026Source
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2026-09-16 · NAICS 481212 · PSC V126
$1.0M
tx|CONT_AWD_80KSC023FA109_8000_80KSC022DA109_8000|2026-09-16|1000000.00|P00049Source

Lobbying and donations

What they spent

LDA lobbying spend

This is the annual total reported in lobbying filings. It is not labeled as spending on a specific contract.

No lobbying-company match is attached yet.

PAC/employee-attributed donations

Donation totals combine PAC and employee-attributed individual records where the contractor resolves to a donor.

Company PAC $493K · employee giving $0

Top politicians by matched donation total

Who they funded

Association, not causation

Oversight overlap

Funded 6 of 57 members on House Committee on Armed Services, which oversees Department of Defense.

This shows an overlap between matched donation records and committee membership. It does not show the funding caused an award.

$10K · existing_seed:pac$10K · existing_seed:pac$10K · existing_seed:pac$10K · existing_seed:pac$10K · existing_seed:pac$10K · existing_seed:pac

Funded 1 of 27 members on Senate Committee on Armed Services, which oversees Department of Defense.

This shows an overlap between matched donation records and committee membership. It does not show the funding caused an award.

$15K · existing_seed:pac

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