# NASA Awards AstraQua $1.3M Aircraft Contract

On October 21, 2026, NASA awarded AstraQua Inc. a **$1,274,990 Phase II contract** to advance AstraSense health monitoring and health-informed reasoning for electric and hybrid-electric aircraft, including advanced air mobility applications. The work builds on Phase I demonstrations and focuses on aircraft integration and safety-critical verification and validation. No contract number, open follow-on solicitation, or procurement contact is identified.

- The award centers on integrating onboard aircraft health-monitoring capabilities and validating them for safety-critical use, areas relevant to aerospace suppliers and contractors supporting electric aviation.
- Companies with aircraft integration, diagnostics, and verification and validation capabilities can assess how their offerings align with similar advanced air mobility development work.
- Because the signals identify no follow-on solicitation or procurement contact, this award is a technology-development indicator rather than a currently open bidding opportunity.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Transportation, Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 22, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

### Vendors
- AstraQua Inc. (awardee)

### Sources
- [Teaching Robots to “Feel Pain”: AstraQua Secures $1.3 Million NASA Contract: https://t.co/o0EQAwG992 https://t.co/hHsc8Cih6t](https://x.com/droneslanding/status/2113233221253046690) - twitter-agency
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