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Space Operations Mission Directorate awards government contracts across various categories. Browse contract opportunities from this agency.

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What does Space Operations Mission Directorate do?

The Space Operations Mission Directorate (NASA-SOMD) is primarily focused on the intersection of human health, biomedical research, and the operational challenges of long-duration spaceflight. Its core mission centers on understanding and mitigating the physiological and psychological impacts of space environments on astronauts, with a strategic emphasis on lunar missions and the establishment of a Moon Base. Key priorities include researching human physiology, developing clinical management protocols, and investigating specific medical risks such as venous thrombosis and behavioral health performance monitoring to ensure crew safety during exploration. Procurement patterns are heavily weighted toward scientific research and development, particularly in the physical, engineering, and life sciences. The agency frequently procures specialized technical consulting, medical imaging analysis, and the development of biomarkers and risk mitigation technologies. These requirements are often executed through subcontracts and solicitations for information to identify innovative diagnostic and treatment approaches for spaceflight. Industry preferences are concentrated in NAICS codes related to research and development in physical and life sciences, as well as administrative and scientific technical consulting. The agency targets vendors capable of providing electromedical apparatus manufacturing, biotechnology research, and specialized testing laboratory services. The Space Operations Mission Directorate operates as a specialized entity within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Its organizational scope is defined by the integration of biomedical research and space technology, utilizing a mix of solicitations and subcontracts to engage with the scientific and medical industrial base.

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Space Operations Mission Directorate

Part of National Aeronautics And Space Administration

The Space Operations Mission Directorate (NASA-SOMD) is primarily focused on the intersection of human health, biomedical research, and the operational challenges of long-duration spaceflight. Its core mission centers on understanding and mitigating the physiological and psychological impacts of space environments on astronauts, with a strategic emphasis on lunar missions and the establishment of a Moon Base.

Space Operations Mission Directorate is a government agency with procurement activity across contracts, awards, and contractors.

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Leadership and vacancies

Senate-confirmed and senior-executive posts at Space Operations Mission Directorate and its sub-agencies, as published in the OPM Plum Book. These are leadership positions, not total employees.

Source: OPM Plum Book · Last confirmed 10/19/2026

Leadership posts

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Vacant

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Acting officials

3 posts · 3 vacant

Posts of Space Operations Mission Directorate

		Status		Appointment	Pay grade	Salary	Location
Space Operations Mission Directorate	--	Vacant	Mar 2026	CA	ES	--	Washington, DC
Space Operations Mission Directorate	--	Vacant	Mar 2026	CA	ES	--	Washington, DC
Space Operations Mission Directorate	--	Vacant	Mar 2026	CA	ES	--	Washington, DC