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 

NASA Overall State Impact(1)

• Jobs Supported 3,876

• Economic Output $711,189,000 

• State Tax Revenue $24,372,000 

Moon to Mars Campaign State Impacts

• Jobs Supported 432

• Economic Output $78,262,000 

• State Tax Revenue $2,785,000 

Investments in Climate Change Research & 

Technology State Impacts

• Jobs Supported 246

• Economic Output $45,330,000 

• State Tax Revenue $1,554,000 

Sample Obligations(3)

Business $193,387,976 

• Other Than Small Business $168,520,210 

• Small Business $24,867,766 

 – 8(A) Program $0 

 – Economically Disadvantaged Women 

 Owned Small Business $0 

 – Historically Underutilized Business 

 (HUBZone) $3,199,501 

 – Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small

 Business $835,591 

 – Small Business Innovative Research $11,653,200 

 – Small Disadvantaged Business $9,155,262 

 – Veteran Owned Small Business $901,388 

 – Woman Owned Small Business $1,163,510 

 – Small Business Only $6,898,877 

Educational $79,470,272 

Government $0 

Non-profit Institutions $14,241,416 

Leading State-based NASA Business 

Contractors

Orbital Sciences Corporation $131,452,442 

Moog Inc. $16,759,013 

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. $13,291,020 

Kinetx, Inc. $5,015,344 

Paragon Space Development Corporation $3,607,352 

Leading State-based NASA Education Funding 

University of Arizona $44,331,706 

Arizona State University $30,277,829 

Northern Arizona University $4,860,737 

Space Grant Consortium 

University of Arizona $800,000 

ARIZONA

FY21 State Procurement Investments (2) $248.2 M
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

Christina M. Birch **

T.J. Creamer

Steven Smith

There are 13 NASA federal jobs and 2,273* contractors in the 

state of Arizona. 

For every NASA federal job located in Arizona, an additional 

297.2** jobs are supported in the state economy. For every 

million dollars’ worth of economic output generated by NASA 

federal jobs, an additional $115.1** 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

ARIZONA

3,876

NASA Jobs

Supported

** Candidate

Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource 

Identification Security - Regolith Explorer 

(OSIRIS-Rex) — The spacecraft will be sent 

to rendezvous with, survey and take a sample. 

Near Inrared Canera (NIRCam) — James Webb Space Telescope 

NIRCam Image of the “Cosmic Cliffs” in Carina Nebula

Thirty-four Arizona suppliers contributed to NASA’s Artemis program. 

An example of the state’s contributions is to provide crew impact 

attenuation system for the seats in the Orion crew module.

Arizona Institutions

10,406.2

Hours