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) $59.5 M

NASA Overall State Impact(1)

• Jobs Supported 855

• Economic Output $177,793,000

• State Tax Revenue $5,625,000

Moon to Mars Campaign State Impacts

• Jobs Supported 61

• Economic Output $12,199,000

• State Tax Revenue $410,000

Investments in Climate Change Research & 

Technology State Impacts

• Jobs Supported 91

• Economic Output $15,591,000

• State Tax Revenue $519,000

Sample Obligations(3)

Business $9,029,311 

• Other Than Small Business $2,752,522 

• Small Business $6,276,789 

 – 8(A) Program $0 

 – Economically Disadvantaged Women 

 Owned Small Business $330,373 

 – Historically Underutilized Business 

 (HUBZone) $352,609 

 – Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small

 Business $0 

 – Small Business Innovative Research $2,136,652 

 – Small Disadvantaged Business $3,027,810 

 – Veteran Owned Small Business $617,552 

 – Woman Owned Small Business $2,247,738 

 – Small Business Only $1,341,348 

Educational $8,594,529 

Government $224,000 

Non-profit Institutions $421,694 

Leading State-based NASA Business 

Contractors

El Paso Electric Company $1,812,719

Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc. $1,571,495

Vista Photonics, Inc. $1,339,466

Stellar Science Ltd. Company $947,815

A-Tech Corporation $846,573

Leading State-based NASA Education Funding 

New Mexico State University $3,768,984

University of New Mexico $2,892,712

Navajo Technical College $1,220,720

New Mexico Institute of Mining and 

Technology $712,113

Space Grant Consortium 

New Mexico State University $800,000

NASA Facility:

White Sands Test Facility — Las Cruces, NM

• Managed by Johnson Space Center

NEW MEXICO
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)

Sidney Gutierrez

Harrison Schmitt

There are 77 NASA federal jobs and 470* contractors* in the 

state of New Mexico. 

For every NASA federal job located in New Mexico, an 

additional 10.1** 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

White Sands Test Facility 

tests and analyzes potentially 

hazardous materials, 

components, and systems 

including Composite 

Pressure Systems, Critical 

Systems and Materials Flight 

Acceptance, Hypervelocity 

Impacts, Oxygen Systems, 

Propellants and Aerospace 

Fluids, and Propulsion 

Systems.

The White Sands flight acceptance workforce performs NASA Technical Standard “Flammability, Offgassing, and 

Compatibility Requirements and Test Procedures” and related customized testing designed to verify space flight 

materials and system performance with a focus on ensuring safety during manned space flights.

NEW MEXICO

White Sands Test Facility — Las Cruces, NM

855

NASA Jobs

Supported

New Mexico 

Institutions

229.4

Hours