Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of RTX, is a major supplier of aerospace and defense products, including solutions for the space industry. They design, manufacture, and service systems and components for crewed missions, space sensors, and optical expertise. Notably, Collins Aerospace is involved in the development of next-generation spacesuits for NASA's Artemis program and the International Space Station, partnering with organizations like ILC Dover and Oceaneering. Their spacesuits have been worn during numerous spaceflights, moon landings, and spacewalks.
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Raytheon Technologies’ Collins Aerospace business has been selected to participate in eight projects under the European Union’s SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking.
Collins Aerospace will lead the JARVIS (Just A Rather Very Intelligent System) project under SESAR 3 JU.
Collins Aerospace’s Applied Research and Technology organization will collaborate with the company’s Avionics and Connected Aviation Solutions strategic business units to support the SESAR 3 JU projects.
Collins Aerospace has been selected to participate in the SESAR projects CNS DSP (Demonstration of a CNS Data Service Provision), ECHO 2 (European Concept for Higher Altitude Operations Phase 2), ENSURE (atm-uspacE iNterface and airSpace reconfigURation sErvice), JARVIS (Just A Rather Very Intelligent System), FCDI (Future Connectivity and Digital Infrastructure), NETWORK TBO (Network Trajectory-Based Operations), SEC-AIRSPACE (Cyber SECurity Risk Assessment in virtualized AIRSPACE scenarios), and SPATIO (u-Space sePAraTIOn management).
Bombardier is the launch customer for installation of the Collins IRT NX SATCOM system during production and for upgrading existing customer aircraft starting in the second half of 2023.
Collins Aerospace launched the IRT NX Satellite Communication (SATCOM) system for Iridium Certus 700 as a cost-effective cabin connectivity solution for business jets.
Operators of aircraft equipped with the Collins IRT NX SATCOM system can reduce overall connectivity costs by up to 50%.
Raytheon Technologies successfully demo’d the Common Tactical Edge Network developed by the company’s Collins Aerospace business.
Thales supported a plain text demonstration of the Collins Aerospace ARC-210 aero radio to demonstrate interoperability between air and ground domains utilizing the AN/PRC-148 radio.
NASA awarded contracts last June to both Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to provide spacesuits for Artemis missions and International Space Station spacewalks.
The Collins Aerospace task order includes ground testing of the new spacesuits and an option to perform a test of the suit on an ISS spacewalk by 2026.
NASA awarded a $97,200,000 task order to Collins Aerospace on 2022-12-08 to develop a spacesuit to replace the Extravehicular Mobility Unit suits used for International Space Station spacewalks.
NASA awarded xEVAS contracts to Collins Aerospace and Axiom Space in June to develop spacesuits for both the International Space Station and Artemis lunar missions to be provided as services.
NASA awarded a task order to Collins Aerospace to deliver a spacewalking system for potential use outside the International Space Station.
Collins Aerospace will complete a critical design review and demonstrate the use of the suit on Earth in a simulated space environment by January 2024.
NASA selected Collins Aerospace and Axiom Space in June for Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services contracts under which the companies will compete for task orders to develop spacesuits and provide them to NASA as a service.
Providing spacesuits to NASA as a service under the Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services contracts allows Collins Aerospace and Axiom Space to offer the suits to other customers such as companies developing commercial space stations.
NASA awarded a task order valued at $97,200,000 to Collins Aerospace to design, build, and demonstrate the next-generation ISS spacesuit.
NASA awarded contracts in June to Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to provide spacesuits to NASA for both International Space Station and Artemis lunar missions.
Collins Aerospace opened an 11,000-square-meter facility in Houston on 2022-08-31 for spacesuit development.