ILC Dover of Frederica, Del., bested David Clark Co. to win a $4.4 million NASA contract to build a next-generation Z-2 spacesuit for Johnson Space Center to put through its paces. ILC Dover's long history of building spacesuits for NASA helped the company clinch the contract despite bidding 10 percent higher for the work than Worcester, Mass.-based David Clark, which manufactured the orange pressure suits space shuttle astronauts wore for launch and entry. An April 16 source selection statement shows that NASA liked some features of David Clark's spacesuit design, including its use of carbon fiber and titanium to save weight and mass. But ILC Dover, the document says, presented a feasible plan for achieving even greater weight savings, reducing the mass of the suit to 65 kilograms, or 11 kilograms below the requirement.
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机译：特拉华州弗雷德里卡（Frederica）的ILC多佛（DLC）击败戴维·克拉克（David Clark Co.），赢得了美国航天局（NASA）440万美元的合同，为约翰逊航天中心制造下一代Z-2太空服。 ILC Dover为NASA建造宇航服的悠久历史帮助该公司赢得了合同，尽管该工程的竞标价比马萨诸塞州伍斯特市的David Clark高出10％，后者制造了宇航员为发射和进入而穿的橙色压力服。 4月16日的消息来源选择声明显示，NASA喜欢戴维·克拉克（David Clark）宇航服设计的某些功能，包括使用碳纤维和钛以减轻重量和重量。但文件说，ILC Dover提出了一个可行的计划，以实现更大的重量减轻，将西服的重量减少到65公斤，或比要求的重量少11公斤。
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