MDA Space Missions

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MDA Space Missions is an operating unit of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates}, comprised of the following wholly owned subsidiaries:

• MD Robotics (former Space and Advanced Robotics Division of Spar Aerospace), a robotic engineering company based in Brampton, Ontario.
• Dynacs, an engineering systems company with locations in Houston, Texas, Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

In addition to design, safety, reliability, and quality assurance engineering services, MDA's contributions include:

• Canadarm
• Canadarm2 for the International Space Station
• RADARSAT-1, the first commercial radar earth observation satellite
• and RADARSAT-2, currently in development.

In January 2005, the unit won a high profile project (valued at $154 million USD) to provide a rescue and repair solution for the Hubble Space Telescope. The contract was later canceled by NASA.

See also

• RADARSAT Constellation Mission

External links

• [MDA Space Missions home page]
• [MacDonald Dettwiler home page]

References

 

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