Request for Information-WFF-Launch Capacity-2026 Amendment 1

RFI-WFF-LaunchCapacity-2026

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Development of Additional Launch Capacity on
South Wallops Island at Wallops Flight Facility

Notice ID: RFI-WFF-LaunchCapacity-2026
Due Date: October 30, 2026

RFI-WFF-LaunchCapacity-2026

RFI-WFF-LaunchCapacity-2026

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Issuing Agency/Office:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) / Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), an administratively assigned sub-set of Kennedy Space Center Title:
Development of Additional Launch Capacity on South Wallops Island at Wallops Flight Facility
Location:
Wallops Island, Virginia
Introduction
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) provides access to NASA’s small-, medium-, and intermediate-class launch capabilities and is administratively assigned as a subset of the Kennedy Space Center. NASA is conducting market research to assess opportunities to expand launch infrastructure. NASA seeks information from U.S. domestic entities regarding the potential development of additional launch facilities on approximately 150 acres on the south end of Wallops Island. This land is currently occupied by NASA’s suborbital programs, which would be relocated to Launch Area 3 to accommodate the expansion of launch capabilities. NASA will consider only uses aligned with Agency goals to expand orbital launch capacity while ensuring environmental protection and public safety.
The Virginia Spaceport Authority (VSA) currently leases 118 acres, shown in red in Exhibit A of this RFI. This RFI does not apply to the VSA leasehold but rather to the remaining NASA land on the south end of Wallops Island.

Purpose of this RFI
This RFI seeks to identify U.S. domestic entities interested in establishing payload processing capabilities on the North end of Wallops Island, Virginia. Responses will inform NASA’s strategic planning for future use of the property to increase orbital launch cadence. NASA intends to retain ownership of the land and may lease parcels for development, operation, and maintenance of launch infrastructure. Eligible respondents include U.S. federal and state governmental entities and U.S. Commercial Providers as defined in the Space Commerce Act (51 U.S.C. § 50101(7)). All users must comply with NASA policies related to access, security, and facility utilization. RFI-WFF-LaunchCapacity-2026

RFI-WFF-LaunchCapacity-2026

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Information Sought