NASA Awards Modification Contract for Reduced Gravity Test Aircraft

The award is a firm-fixed-price contract and will be time and material for any over and above and unforeseen work. This contract has a maximum potential value of $8.4 million, which runs through Feb. 1, 2027. The contractor will modify a Boeing 737-700 aircraft to perform lunar-gravity parabolic flights to test NASA space equipment. Once modifications are complete, NASA Armstrong will own the aircraft and oversee aircraft operations out of NASA Johnson. The aircraft will be used to validate astronaut lunar suits and associated crew systems required to support Artemis mission objectives. This can be done with the modified 737 aircraft in an operationally relevant, reduced-gravity environment prior to lunar mission execution. For information about NASA and agency programs, visit: https://www.nasa.gov -end- Dede DiniusArmstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.661-276-5701darin.l.dinius@nasa.gov Share Details Last Updated Jun 01, 2026 Related TermsArmstrong Flight Research CenterJohnson Space Center