Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International has received a $728.9m contract from Nasa to provide spacesuit support on the space shuttle and International Space Station.
Hamilton Sundstrand will conduct engineering management for hardware systems used in spacewalks, supporting enhancements, ensuring flight and spacewalk readiness, providing safety and mission assurance, meeting flight milestones and achieving mission goals.
The base contract, valued at $315.5m, is valid for work performed between October 2010 and September 2015, and a one-year option of $8.6m for shuttle mission support from 1 October 2010.
In all, there are two one-year options for space shuttle extravehicular activity support and five, one-year options available for space station work.
