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) $147.7 M

NASA Overall State Impact(1)

• Jobs Supported 2,601

• Economic Output $493,602,000

• State Tax Revenue $16,186,000

Moon to Mars Campaign State Impacts

• Jobs Supported 1,234

• Economic Output $225,120,000

• State Tax Revenue $7,844,000

Investments in Climate Change Research & 

Technology State Impacts

• Jobs Supported 25

• Economic Output $4,578,000

• State Tax Revenue $150,000

Sample Obligations(3)

Business $28,993,406 

• Other Than Small Business $0 

• Small Business $28,993,406 

 – 8(A) Program $0 

 – Economically Disadvantaged Women 

 Owned Small Business $0 

 – Historically Underutilized Business 

 (HUBZone) $428,065 

 – Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small

 Business $65,918 

 – Small Business Innovative Research $249,989 

 – Small Disadvantaged Business $25,204,918 

 – Veteran Owned Small Business $65,918 

 – Woman Owned Small Business $3,199,937 

 – Small Business Only $193,115 

Educational $3,511,455 

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities $804,500

Government $1,222,802 

Non-profit Institutions $0 

Leading State-based NASA Business 

Contractors

A&H–Ambica JV, LLC $25,139,000

K S Ware & Associates, LLC $2,399,132

Applied Enterprise Solutions, LLC $584,105

Davenport Aviation, Inc. $216,700

Citadel Completions, LLC $125,000

Leading State-based NASA Education Funding 

Louisiana State University $2,004,820

Tulane University $417,593

University of Louisiana at Lafayette $274,898

University of Louisiana at Monroe $10,730

Space Grant Consortium 

Louisiana State University $800,000

NASA Facility:

Michould Assembly Facility – New Orleans, LA

• Managed by Marshall Space Flight Center

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For more information about the

Economic Impact Report

for your state, go to:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Headquarters

300 E Street, SW

Washington, DC 20546

www.nasa.gov/centers

www.nasa.gov

James Webb Space Telescope

Cycle 1 Hours of Access

NASA Astronauts (Former)

Dominic Gorie

 James Halsell

There are 189 NASA federal jobs and 1,520* 

contractors* in the state of Louisiana. 

For every NASA federal job located in Louisiana, an 

additional 12.8** jobs are supported in the state 

economy. For every million dollars’ worth of economic 

output generated by NASA federal jobs, an additional 

$4.3** 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

New Orleans is home to the Michoud Assembly 

Facility that makes and assembles parts supporting 

NASA missions, including Artemis. The facility also 

houses other federal and corporate tenants.

Artemis 3 Orion Pressure Vessel Welding.

Space Launch 

System Corestage-2 

(Artemis 2) Intertank 

is undergoing 

mechanical assembly 

at NASA’s Michoud 

Assembly Facility.

Assembled at MAF, the core stage is complete with all four RS-25 

engines, for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. 

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Michould Assembly Facility—New Orleans, LA

2,601

NASA Jobs

Supported

Louisiana Institutions

136.7

Hours