National Aeronautics and

Space Administration

(2) NASA contracts sourced in the state in FY21; see FY21 NASA Economic Impact Report (3) Categories are not additive. For more information on FY21 Sample Obligations, please visit: NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS)

(1) For more information please visit: Value of NASA 

FY21 State Procurement Investments (2) $46 M

NASA Overall State Impact(1)

• Jobs Supported 707

• Economic Output $139,197,000

• State Tax Revenue $4,523,000

Moon to Mars Campaign State Impacts

• Jobs Supported 61

• Economic Output $11,292,000

• State Tax Revenue $393,000

Investments in Climate Change Research & 

Technology State Impacts

• Jobs Supported 53

• Economic Output $9,661,000

• State Tax Revenue $330,000

Sample Obligations(3)

Business $43,784,869

• Other Than Small Business $36,999,630

• Small Business $6,785,239

 – 8(A) Program $816,419

 – Economically Disadvantaged Women 

 Owned Small Business $816,419

 – Historically Underutilized Business 

 (HUBZone) $30,000

 – Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small

 Business $837,119

 – Small Business Innovative Research $759,998

 – Small Disadvantaged Business $853,744

 – Veteran Owned Small Business $837,119

 – Woman Owned Small Business $816,419

 – Small Business Only $5,141,497

Educational $8,748,865

Government $0

Non-profit Institutions $24,000

Leading State-based NASA Business 

Contractors

Science Applications International Corporation $1,205,890,630

Engility Corporation $206,442,964

TMC Technologies Of West Virginia Corporation $148,907,345

TI Verbatim Consulting, Inc. $83,387,714

Touchstone Research Laboratory Ltd, Inc. $45,249,102

Leading State-based NASA Education Funding 

West Virginia University $8,327,107

Fairmont State University $421,758

Space Grant Consortium 

West Virginia University $800,000

NASA Facility:

Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility – 

Fairmont, WV

• Managed by Goddard Space Flight Center

WEST VIRGINIA
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Alabama Institutions

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NASA Astronauts

John McBride

 Andrew R. Morgan*

There are 60 NASA federal jobs and 364* contractors* in the 

state of West Virginia.

For every NASA federal job located in West Virginia, an 

additional 10.8** jobs are supported in the state economy. For 

every million dollars’ worth of economic output generated by 

NASA federal jobs, an additional $3.7** million worth of output 

is sustained throughout the state economy. 

* Indirect effects are the purchases of goods and services by 

government agencies and private sector contractors, as well as by 

the industries that supply them.

** Multiplier based on IMPLAN Input Output (I-O) model. To learn more, 

please visit: https://blog.implan.com/understanding-implan-multipliers

WEST VIRGINIA

Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation 

Facility—Fairmont, WV

707

NASA Jobs

Supported

* Current

NASA’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility (IV&V) is used to contribute to the safety and 

success of NASA’s highest-profile missions by assuring the software on those missions performs correctly.

Jon McBride Software Testing and Research (JSTAR) is a subgroup within the NASA IV&V Program’s IV&V office. JSTAR’s main 

role consists of providing computer simulations of embedded spacecraft environments. These simulations allow spacecraft 

software to be tested, verified, and validated. JSTAR performs research and developmental efforts to improve testing methods 

and is also responsible for managing and enhancing the JSTAR laboratory network.

NASA’s IV&V Education Program prepares new K-12 teachers by providing access to NASA learning materials and educator 

professional development via its Education Resource Center (ERC). The Student Outreach program offers authentic experiences for 

diverse K-12 school groups from across the region while the robotics, rocketry, and aviation competitions engage thousands 

of students each year. Undergraduate students are able to engage with NASA missions and science through the Space Flight 

Design Challenge, the Science Public Outreach Team (SPOT), and numerous collegiate competitions.