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NASA selects Hamilton Sundstrand as prime contractor to manage spacesuit mission success

WINDSOR LOCKS, USA- North America, Connecticut, Sep 15, 2004

NASA’s Johnson Space Center has selected Hamilton Sundstrand to be the prime contractor for its Extravehicular (EVA) Systems, which includes the spacesuit, all related tools and crew aids, training support and on-site engineering. Hamilton Sundstrand, a key NASA contractor since the early 1960s, said the program would be one of the largest space programs it has ever undertaken and could be worth more than $800 million in revenue over 10 years.

Under the EVA Systems contract, all of the activities associated with the spacesuit, its engineering and flight and training support, and EVA tools and crew aids will be consolidated. The goal is to save NASA money and provide a single point of contact for management accountability, Hamilton Sundstrand, to NASA.

Hamilton Sundstrand will lead a team of four other companies that already perform work for NASA: ILC Dover, Oceaneering Space Systems, United Space Alliance and Boeing. Integration of these contracts and activities is designed to consolidate work, increase efficiency and provide effective end-to-end management of all activities and equipment associated with spacewalks.

Hamilton Sundstrand designs and manufactures environmental control, life support and other systems for a variety of space applications, including the Space Shuttle orbiters and the International Space Station, and since the 1980s has been the prime contractor to NASA for the spacesuit used by U.S. astronauts for work outside the shuttle or station.

A subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX), Hamilton Sundstrand is headquartered in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. It is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aerospace and industrial systems.

This release includes forward looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those related to the anticipated benefits and elements of the contract. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated include delays in obtaining government approvals and uncertainties in approval of government funding for the contract. For additional information identifying technological, government procurement policies and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements, see UTC's SEC filings as updated from time to time.

Contact:
Peg Hashem (Connecticut )
860-654-3469