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Article: NASA halts space suit contract with Texas firm
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- August 15, 2008
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NASA said Friday it terminated its contract with a Houston company selected in June to supply the space agency's next-generation space suit.
NASA said it determined that an unspecified compliance issue required it to halt its contract with Oceaneering International Inc., best known for providing deep water services and products to the oil and gas industry.
The agency said its procurement decision will be reconsidered, offering no reason except that the decision was "for the convenience of the government."
The three-phase $745 million contract called for 109 suits, 24 of which will be the lunar suits.
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