TLDR
- NASA selected Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, L3Harris, and All Points Logistics for a $100M spacecraft processing contract
- The contract ceiling is shared across all four companies, not guaranteed revenue for each
- The ordering period runs through February 1, 2033
- SpaceX stock dropped around 3% premarket Tuesday, hitting resistance near the $150 mark
- Broader space stocks fell, with Firefly, Rocket Lab, and Voyager Technologies all down more than 3%
NASA has awarded spacecraft processing contracts to four companies as space stocks retreated on Tuesday.
The agency selected Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, L3Harris Technologies, and All Points Logistics under its Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract. The combined ceiling for the contract is $100 million.
NASA has selected four companies to provide payload processing facilities under the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract on‑ramp provision.
Contract awardees are:
– All Points Logistics LLC
– Blue Origin LLC
– Firefly Aerospace
– L3Harris Technologies Inc.Read more:…
— NASA's Kennedy Space Center (@NASAKennedy) August 18, 2026
The contracts cover prelaunch processing of spacecraft and rocket hardware before delivery to the launch pad. Services include launch-site planning, scheduling, and safety preparations.
What the Contract Actually Means for Investors
The $100 million figure is not guaranteed revenue split between the four companies. It is the aggregate ceiling for an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, meaning NASA will place individual orders as work is needed.
NASA did not disclose individual award values or name specific missions tied to any of the contractors.
The contract ordering period runs through February 1, 2033. NASA’s Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida will manage it.
For Firefly Aerospace, the win adds to an existing NASA relationship. The company recently received a separate $144 million Commercial Lunar Payload Services award for another Blue Ghost lunar mission, its sixth contracted lunar mission.
L3Harris already supplies NASA with spacecraft, communications, and payload technologies. Blue Origin and All Points Logistics are both privately held companies.
SpaceX Stock Hits Resistance Near $150
SpaceX shares slid about 3% in premarket trading Tuesday, falling below $143.
On Monday, SpaceX hit an intraday high of $149.79, coming close to its $150 debut price. Shares appear to be facing resistance at that level, which also marked its opening price during its June 12 initial offering.
SpaceX stock has recovered above its $135 IPO listing price but remains well below its June 16 record high of $225.64. The company has posted five consecutive weeks of gains through its 11th week of trading.
SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Tuesday evening. The mission will carry 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, with liftoff planned for around 8:45 p.m. PT.
This follows a busy weekend for SpaceX, which completed two Falcon 9 launches within 40 minutes of each other from sites in Florida and California.
Other space stocks also fell on Tuesday. Rocket Lab dropped more than 3%. Voyager Technologies shed 5%. Planet Labs, Intuitive Machines, and AST SpaceMobile each fell more than 3%.
L3Harris stock edged slightly higher, looking to bounce back from a 4.6% drop on Monday. That decline followed news that the company had replaced its CEO after a conduct investigation.
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