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  • Department of War coverage boundary — Normal-volume Department of War reporting is established through Jul 17. Dates after that point are shaded because coverage is incomplete, even though some Department records may already appear there.

Bars in the shaded period are actions already present in public data. The running total may change as delayed Department records arrive, so the current shape does not establish a change in contract activity.

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New Obligations Deobligations Running Net Total Comparison
Department of War reporting coverage after Jul 17 is incomplete; later Department records may already appear.Jul 17Department of War verified throughDepartment of War reporting lag →Department of War records pending $0$5M$10M$15M$20M$25M Apr 27May 11May 25Jun 8Jun 22Jul 6Jul 20Aug 3Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14Sep 28Oct 12 $19.71M reported to date · subject to Department of War reporting lag $19.71M +$183KNASA+$5.4MNASA+$6.6MNASA
Apr 21
Running net total $0
Daily change +$0
NASA
Funding modification
+$183K
Contract description Venture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modification May 4, 2026
Work start Mar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public records May 4, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00025_80KSC022DA107_0
May 27, 2026
2 reported actions
+$5.2M
Day total $5.2M new obligations
Running net total after day $5.36M
NASA · +$5M
Contract descriptionVenture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modificationMay 27, 2026
Work startMar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public recordsMay 27, 2026
Transaction IDCONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00027_80KSC022DA107_0
NASA · +$183K
Contract descriptionVenture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modificationMay 27, 2026
Work startMar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public recordsMay 27, 2026
Transaction IDCONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00026_80KSC022DA107_0
NASA
New award
+$432.7K
Contract description Develop geospace dynamics constellation (GDC) trailblazer mission concepts that will address the objectives of a future implementation plan in accordance with the manifest requirements document (MRD) titled T0433 GDC trailblazer
New award May 28, 2026
Work start May 28, 2026
Backfilled from public records May 28, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80AFRC26FA041_0_80AFRC24DA014_0
NASA
Funding modification
+$2M
Contract description Venture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modification Jun 1, 2026
Work start Mar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public records Jun 1, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00028_80KSC022DA107_0
NASA
Funding modification
+$5.4M
Contract description Venture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modification Jun 22, 2026
Work start Mar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public records Jun 22, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00029_80KSC022DA107_0
NASA
Funding modification
+$6.6M
Contract description Venture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modification Sep 9, 2026
Work start Mar 29, 2023
Hit the public record Sep 11, 2026 · 3:39 AM EDT
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00030_80KSC022DA107_0
Oct 17
Running net total $19.71M
Daily change +$0
New ObligationsDeobligationsRunning Net Total
Department of War reporting coverage after Jul 17 is incomplete; later Department records may already appear.Jul 17Department of War verified throughDepartment of War reporting lag →Department of War records pending $0$5M$10M$15M$20M$25M Jan 1Mar 14May 26Aug 6Oct 17 $20.11M reported to date · subject to Department of War reporting lag $20.11M +$390.9KNASA+$5.4MNASA+$6.6MNASA
Jan 1
Running net total $0
Daily change +$0
NASA
Funding modification
+$10K
Contract description Venture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modification Jan 16, 2026
Work start Mar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public records Jan 16, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00023_80KSC022DA107_0
NASA
New award
+$390.9K
Contract description Mars end-to-end communication service architectures: studies to advance end-to-end communication solutions for Mars exploration, identifying performance needs and commercial service opportunities.
New award Feb 23, 2026
Work start Feb 23, 2026
Backfilled from public records Feb 23, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_-NONE-_80GSFC26C0008_0_-NONE-_0
NASA
Funding modification
+$183K
Contract description Venture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modification May 4, 2026
Work start Mar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public records May 4, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00025_80KSC022DA107_0
May 27, 2026
2 reported actions
+$5.2M
Day total $5.2M new obligations
Running net total after day $5.76M
NASA · +$5M
Contract descriptionVenture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modificationMay 27, 2026
Work startMar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public recordsMay 27, 2026
Transaction IDCONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00027_80KSC022DA107_0
NASA · +$183K
Contract descriptionVenture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modificationMay 27, 2026
Work startMar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public recordsMay 27, 2026
Transaction IDCONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00026_80KSC022DA107_0
NASA
New award
+$432.7K
Contract description Develop geospace dynamics constellation (GDC) trailblazer mission concepts that will address the objectives of a future implementation plan in accordance with the manifest requirements document (MRD) titled T0433 GDC trailblazer
New award May 28, 2026
Work start May 28, 2026
Backfilled from public records May 28, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80AFRC26FA041_0_80AFRC24DA014_0
NASA
Funding modification
+$2M
Contract description Venture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modification Jun 1, 2026
Work start Mar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public records Jun 1, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00028_80KSC022DA107_0
NASA
Funding modification
+$5.4M
Contract description Venture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modification Jun 22, 2026
Work start Mar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public records Jun 22, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00029_80KSC022DA107_0
NASA
Funding modification
+$6.6M
Contract description Venture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modification Sep 9, 2026
Work start Mar 29, 2023
Hit the public record Sep 11, 2026 · 3:39 AM EDT
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00030_80KSC022DA107_0
Oct 17
Running net total $20.11M
Daily change +$0
New ObligationsDeobligationsRunning Net Total
Department of War reporting coverage after Jul 17 is incomplete; later Department records may already appear.Jul 17Department of War verified throughDepartment of War reporting lag →Department of War records pending $0$5M$10M$15M$20M$25M Oct 18Jan 17Apr 18Jul 18Oct 17 $20.11M reported to date · subject to Department of War reporting lag $20.11M +$500Department of War+$390.9KNASA+$5.4MNASA+$6.6MNASA
Oct 18
Running net total $0
Daily change +$0
Department of War
New award
+$500
Contract description Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (SHIELD) initial order.
New award Dec 5, 2025
Work start Dec 29, 2025
Backfilled from public records Dec 5, 2025
Transaction ID CONT_TX_9700_9700_HQ085926FE799_0_HQ085926DF472_0
NASA
Funding modification
+$10K
Contract description Venture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modification Jan 16, 2026
Work start Mar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public records Jan 16, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00023_80KSC022DA107_0
NASA
New award
+$390.9K
Contract description Mars end-to-end communication service architectures: studies to advance end-to-end communication solutions for Mars exploration, identifying performance needs and commercial service opportunities.
New award Feb 23, 2026
Work start Feb 23, 2026
Backfilled from public records Feb 23, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_-NONE-_80GSFC26C0008_0_-NONE-_0
NASA
Funding modification
+$183K
Contract description Venture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modification May 4, 2026
Work start Mar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public records May 4, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00025_80KSC022DA107_0
May 27, 2026
2 reported actions
+$5.2M
Day total $5.2M new obligations
Running net total after day $5.76M
NASA · +$5M
Contract descriptionVenture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modificationMay 27, 2026
Work startMar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public recordsMay 27, 2026
Transaction IDCONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00027_80KSC022DA107_0
NASA · +$183K
Contract descriptionVenture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modificationMay 27, 2026
Work startMar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public recordsMay 27, 2026
Transaction IDCONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00026_80KSC022DA107_0
NASA
New award
+$432.7K
Contract description Develop geospace dynamics constellation (GDC) trailblazer mission concepts that will address the objectives of a future implementation plan in accordance with the manifest requirements document (MRD) titled T0433 GDC trailblazer
New award May 28, 2026
Work start May 28, 2026
Backfilled from public records May 28, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80AFRC26FA041_0_80AFRC24DA014_0
NASA
Funding modification
+$2M
Contract description Venture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modification Jun 1, 2026
Work start Mar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public records Jun 1, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00028_80KSC022DA107_0
NASA
Funding modification
+$5.4M
Contract description Venture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modification Jun 22, 2026
Work start Mar 29, 2023
Backfilled from public records Jun 22, 2026
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00029_80KSC022DA107_0
NASA
Funding modification
+$6.6M
Contract description Venture-class acquisition of dedicated and rideshare (VADR) umbrella task order.
Funding modification Sep 9, 2026
Work start Mar 29, 2023
Hit the public record Sep 11, 2026 · 3:39 AM EDT
Transaction ID CONT_TX_8000_8000_80KSC023FA107_P00030_80KSC022DA107_0
Oct 17
Running net total $20.11M
Daily change +$0
New ObligationsDeobligationsRunning Net Total

Company Contract Activity Ledger

Reported federal transactions from Rocket Lab's prime contracting perspective
Awarding agency Action Date Action Type Obligated Amount Contract Scope & Description Receipt
NASA Sep 9 Funding modification +$6.55M VENTURE-CLASS ACQUISITION OF DEDICATED AND RIDESHARE (VADR) UMBRELLA TASK ORDER. USAspending ↗
NASA Jun 22 Funding modification +$5.36M VENTURE-CLASS ACQUISITION OF DEDICATED AND RIDESHARE (VADR) UMBRELLA TASK ORDER. USAspending ↗
NASA Jun 1 Funding modification +$2.00M VENTURE-CLASS ACQUISITION OF DEDICATED AND RIDESHARE (VADR) UMBRELLA TASK ORDER. USAspending ↗
NASA May 28 New award +$432.7K DEVELOP GEOSPACE DYNAMICS CONSTELLATION (GDC) TRAILBLAZER MISSION CONCEPTS THAT WILL ADDRESS THE OBJECTIVES OF A FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANIFEST REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT (MRD) TITLED T0433 GDC TRAILBLAZER USAspending ↗
NASA May 27 Funding modification +$5.00M VENTURE-CLASS ACQUISITION OF DEDICATED AND RIDESHARE (VADR) UMBRELLA TASK ORDER. USAspending ↗
NASA May 27 Funding modification +$183.0K VENTURE-CLASS ACQUISITION OF DEDICATED AND RIDESHARE (VADR) UMBRELLA TASK ORDER. USAspending ↗
NASA May 4 Funding modification +$183.0K VENTURE-CLASS ACQUISITION OF DEDICATED AND RIDESHARE (VADR) UMBRELLA TASK ORDER. USAspending ↗
NASA Feb 23 New award +$390.9K MARS END-TO-END COMMUNICATION SERVICE ARCHITECTURES: STUDIES TO ADVANCE END-TO-END COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS FOR MARS EXPLORATION, IDENTIFYING PERFORMANCE NEEDS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES. USAspending ↗
NASA Jan 16 Funding modification +$10.0K VENTURE-CLASS ACQUISITION OF DEDICATED AND RIDESHARE (VADR) UMBRELLA TASK ORDER. USAspending ↗
Department of War Dec 5 New award +$500 SCALABLE HOMELAND INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE LAYERED DEFENSE (SHIELD) INITIAL ORDER. USAspending ↗