Oceaneering International Inc., best known for providing deep water services and products to the oil and gas industry, has been chosen to design and make the next generation of spacesuits for NASA, the space agency announced Thursday.The Houston-based company beat out Exploration Systems & Technology, a jointly owned company between ILC and Hamilton Sundstrand.
Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies, had been the primary contractor for NASA spacesuits since the 1960s.
"Our team is excited about this tremendous opportunity to assist NASA in pushing the boundaries of space exploration," said Mark Gittleman, vice president and general manager of Oceaneering Space Systems. "We have a world-class team of companies and individuals who are all committed to NASA and the Vision for Space Exploration. We have been working together with NASA for some time and are fully prepared to meet all of the requirements for the program."
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