NASA Faces Setback As RTX's Collins Aerospace Backs Out Of Spacesuit Deal
NASA Faces Setback As RTX's Collins Aerospace Backs Out Of Spacesuit Deal
Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of RTX Corp (NYSE:RTX), is in discussions with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, famously known as NASA, to withdraw from its contract to develop new spacesuits for the International Space Station (ISS).
RTX Corp（NYSE:RTX）子公司Collins Aerospace正在與美國國家航空航天局（NASA）就退出其爲國際空間站（ISS）開發新宇航服的合同進行討論。
The move marks a setback for NASA as it grapples with its aging spacewalking suits.
此舉標誌着NASA在應對其老化的太空行走服方面遭遇了挫折。
The contract, part of a $3.5 billion agreement awarded in 2022, aimed to create new spacesuits for the ISS and future lunar missions. Collins initially received $97 million for the ISS suit development.
該合同是一項價值35億美元的協議的一部分，旨在爲ISS和未來的月球任務創建新的宇航服。Collins最初獲得了9700萬美元用於ISS宇航服開發。
Reuters highlights that Collins' involvement in the program has faced numerous challenges, leading to significant delays. The report adds, citing sources familiar with the matter, that discussions are underway to wind down the company's role.
路透社強調Collins公司參與該計劃面臨着許多挑戰，導致重大延誤。報道援引熟悉此事的消息人士稱，正在商討削減該公司角色的事宜。
This development comes at a particularly challenging time for NASA, which has recently experienced a rare series of astronaut spacewalk cancellations due to issues with its current 40-year-old spacesuits, which Collins manages.
此事出現在NASA面臨特別困難的時期，由於其當前40年的太空服存在問題（Collins管理），最近經歷了罕見的一系列宇航員太空行走取消。
"After a thorough evaluation, Collins Aerospace and NASA mutually agreed to descope Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) task orders," Reuters noted, citing a Collins spokeswoman, referring to the spacesuit contract.
“在全面評估之後，Collins Aerospace和NASA共同同意減少Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS)任務訂單。”路透社援引Collins女發言人稱，這是指宇航服合同。
On June 13, a planned spacewalk was canceled due to a "spacesuit discomfort issue." A second attempt on Monday was aborted minutes into the mission because of a water leak in U.S. astronaut Tracy Dyson's suit.
6月13日，由於“宇航服不適問題”，一項計劃中的太空行走被取消。週一的第二次嘗試在任務幾分鐘後因美國宇航員特蕾西-戴森的宇航服出現漏水問題而中止。
"There's water everywhere ... I got an arctic blast all over my visor," Dyson reported to mission control.
戴森向任務控制中心報告說：“到處都是水……我的面罩上有一股北極寒流。”
These issues highlight the long-standing difficulties NASA has faced in modernizing its spacesuits, which are essentially human-shaped spacecraft designed for routine repairs on the ISS.
這些問題凸顯出NASA在現代化其太空服方面長期面臨的困難，這些太空服本質上是用於ISS例行維修的人形航天器。
NASA has struggled to update these bulky, complex systems for decades, with minor redesigns and refurbishments failing to address fundamental issues.
幾十年來，NASA一直在努力更新這些笨重、複雜的系統，而較小的重新設計和翻新無法解決根本問題。
NASA's inspector general and the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel have repeatedly urged the agency to upgrade its spacesuits, Reuters points.
路透社指出，NASA的審計長和航空安全諮詢小組多次敦促該機構升級其太空服。
Collins' potential withdrawal from the new spacesuit program could leave the future development of NASA's suits to Axiom Space, a startup currently managing astronaut flights and building its own space station.
Collins公司潛在退出新宇航服計劃可能會將NASA的宇航服未來開發留給Axiom Space，這是一家目前正在管理宇航員航班並建造自己的空間站的初創公司。
Price Action: RTX shares were trading lower by 0.09% at $101.48 premarket at the last check on Wednesday.
股價表現：截至週三最後一次檢查，RTX股價交易看跌0.09％，爲101.48美元。
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