{"id":1429,"date":"2023-06-09T19:20:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T19:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/lspeducation\/?page_id=1429"},"modified":"2025-05-05T07:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T11:06:56","slug":"vadar-launch-services-contract","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/lspeducation\/vadar-launch-services-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"VADR Launch Services Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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VADR Launch Services Contract<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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VADR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Building on NASA\u2019s efforts to promote development of new commercial launch vehicles for NASA payloads, LSP’s Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contract provides launch services for payloads that can tolerate higher risk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The VADR launch services contract embraces a commercial approach that utilizes a lower level of mission assurance to achieve lower launch costs. VADR will provide launches of CubeSats and other small satellites either on dedicated missions or as rideshare payloads on other launches. These highly flexible VADR contracts will help broaden access to space by fostering growth in the U.S. commercial launch market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are the 12 companies selected by NASA to provide launch services for VADR.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\"VADAR<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"ABL<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

ABL Space Systems<\/strong>
of El Segundo, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Arrow<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Arrow Science and Technology<\/strong>
of Houston, TX<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Astra<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Astra Space<\/strong>
of Alameda, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Blue<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Blue Origin<\/strong>
of Merritt Island, Florida<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Firefly<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Firefly Aerospace<\/strong>
of Cedar Park, Texas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Impulse<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Impulse<\/strong>
of Redondo Beach, CA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"L2<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

L2 Solutions<\/strong>
of Houston, Texas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Momentus<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Momentus<\/strong>
of San Jose, CA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Northrop<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Northrop Grumman<\/strong>
of Chandler, Arizona<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Phantom<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Phantom Space<\/strong>
of Tucson, Arizona<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Relativity<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Relativity Space<\/strong>
of Long Beach, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Rocket<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Rocket Lab<\/strong>
of Long Beach, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Spaceflight<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Spaceflight<\/strong>
of Seattle, Washington<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"SpaceX<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

SpaceX<\/strong>
of Hawthorne, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"ULA<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

United Launch Alliance<\/strong>
of Centennial, Colorado<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VADR Launch Services Contract VADR Building on NASA\u2019s efforts to promote development of new commercial launch vehicles for NASA payloads, LSP’s Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contract provides launch services for payloads that can tolerate higher risk. 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