NASA said late Friday it has terminated the $183.8 million space suit contract it awarded to a Houston company rather than to a joint venture involving ILC Dover, of Frederica.
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Archive for August 16, 2008
NASA asks spacesuit bidders to try again
NASA has terminated Houston-based Oceaneering International’s contract to develop a new generation of spacesuits and is reopening the bidding for the $184 million contract.
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Tensions With Russia May Hurt NASA Program
The conflict with Russia over Georgia might affect NASA’s ability to get astronauts to the international space station after the space shuttle gets retired in 2010. Congress must pass a special waiver by Sept. 30 so NASA can buy Soyuz capsule flights.
NASA To Take Corrective Action In Spacesuit Contract Protest
NASA anticipates that corrective action will involve reconsideration of its procurement decision. The pending protest litigation is subject to a Government Accountability Office Protective Order.
Nasa pulls Oceaneering space suit contract
NASA has concluded that corrective action is appropriate in the Government Accountability Office bid protest of Exploration Systems Technology, Inc.
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NASA nixes Oceaneering’s suit contract; reopens bidding
NASA has terminated Houston-based Oceaneering International’s contract to develop a new generation of spacesuits and is reopening the bidding for the $184 million contract.
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Experts: Reliance on Russia makes NASA weak
Experts are growing increasingly concerned that the United States will have to rely entirely upon Russia to take astronauts to and from the international space station for at least five years.
NASA Puts Off Spacecraft Launch
(RTTNews) – NASA announced it has pushed back the launch of the Orion spacecraft by one year to 2014 due to technical budgetary difficulties.
NASA needs more time for Orion launch
NASA has pushed back its internal goal for the launch of the Constellation program by one year, and even then, the new date seems to hinge on congressional approval of a regular NASA budget for 2009.
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Nasa Moonship flight target slips
Nasa has pushed back by a year its internal target date for flying the successor to the shuttle.