# Delivery Order #80AFRC27FA003

NASA Orders Rocket Lab to Integrate and Fly Geospace Dynamics Payload

**Buyer:** National Aeronautics and Space Administration

**Award Amount:** $28,901,223.00
**Ceiling:** $36,823,448.00

**Awarded:** October 28, 2026
**Period of Performance:** Oct 28, 2026 - Dec 31, 2027

**Identifier:** 80AFRC27FA003
**NAICS:** 481212

NASA issued a delivery order under its multi-year Flight Opportunities Program contract with Rocket Lab USA Inc., an aerospace company providing flight and payload services. The order covers integration and flight of the T0433 Geospace Dynamics Constellation Trailblazer (GDC-T) payload, including the work needed to prepare the payload for flight and carry out its mission. This supports NASA’s use of commercial providers to place research payloads in flight environments and advance geospace research. The parent contract was competitively awarded; the data does not state whether this specific order was competed or issued on a sole-source basis. The order is planned to run from late 2026 through 2027, with a potential period extending through 2030. The parent contract is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity agreement for NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center flight and payload services. No subcontractor, solicitation, or prior related-contract details are provided for this order.

### Description

INTEGRATION AND FLIGHT OF THE T0433 GEOSPACE DYNAMICS CONSTELLATION TRAILBLAZER (GDC-T) PAYLOAD.

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