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正在与美国国家航空航天局（NASA）就退出其为国际空间站（ISS）开发新宇航服的合同进行讨论。
The move marks a setback for NASA as it grapples with its aging spacewalking suits.
此举标志着NASA在应对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.
该合同是一项价值35亿美元的协议的一部分，旨在为ISS和未来的月球任务创建新的宇航服。Collins最初获得了9700万美元用于ISS宇航服开发。
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.
路透社强调Collins公司参与该计划面临着许多挑战，导致重大延误。报道援引熟悉此事的消息人士称，正在商讨削减该公司角色的事宜。
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.
此事出现在NASA面临特别困难的时期，由于其当前40年的太空服存在问题（Collins管理），最近经历了罕见的一系列宇航员太空行走取消。
"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.
“在全面评估之后，Collins Aerospace和NASA共同同意减少Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS)任务订单。”路透社援引Collins女发言人称，这是指宇航服合同。
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，由于“宇航服不适问题”，一项计划中的太空行走被取消。周一的第二次尝试在任务几分钟后因美国宇航员特蕾西-戴森的宇航服出现漏水问题而中止。
"There's water everywhere ... I got an arctic blast all over my visor," Dyson reported to mission control.
戴森向任务控制中心报告说：“到处都是水……我的面罩上有一股北极寒流。”
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.
这些问题凸显出NASA在现代化其太空服方面长期面临的困难，这些太空服本质上是用于ISS例行维修的人形航天器。
NASA has struggled to update these bulky, complex systems for decades, with minor redesigns and refurbishments failing to address fundamental issues.
几十年来，NASA一直在努力更新这些笨重、复杂的系统，而较小的重新设计和翻新无法解决根本问题。
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的审计长和航空安全咨询小组多次敦促该机构升级其太空服。
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公司潜在退出新宇航服计划可能会将NASA的宇航服未来开发留给Axiom Space，这是一家目前正在管理宇航员航班并建造自己的空间站的初创公司。
Price Action: RTX shares were trading lower by 0.09% at $101.48 premarket at the last check on Wednesday.
股价表现：截至周三最后一次检查，RTX股价交易看跌0.09％，为101.48美元。
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