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Nanoracks receives $5M NASA HUNCH program administration contract

NASA's Johnson Space Center awarded Nanoracks LLC a contract to administer the HUNCH educational hardware program. The contract has a potential value of $5 million, with $2 million initially obligated. The program engages high school students in designing and developing hardware for NASA-related applications. The award extends Nanoracks' role in commercial space education and payload-development services.

Why it matters

Although not a major commercial station milestone, the award demonstrates continuing NASA demand for Nanoracks' education and hardware-integration capabilities. It also provides recurring government-funded work outside the Starlab development program.

The numbers

Contract
$5M

Current Award Amount: $5,000,000.

Source
Initial obligation
$2M

Obligated Amount: $2,000,000.

Source
Contract duration
~12 months

Start Date October 08, 2026; Current End Date October 08, 2027.

Source

Details

Funding

Currency
USD
Contract value
5,000,000

Coverage

1 report

  1. USAspending.gov ·

    NASA awards Nanoracks contract to administer the HUNCH program

    NASA awarded Nanoracks LLC a contract to administer its High School Students United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) program. The contract has a current and potential award value of $5 million, with $2 million obligated at the initial award. The performance period runs from October 8, 2026 to October 8, 2027.

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