Amid a fragile economic situation, the government of Ukraine has asked Canadian giant MDA to complete a satellite project on hold for four years.
Read More »Perspectives on the Future of Canada’s Space Sector – A CASI ASTRO 18 Special Podcast
In this podcast from the CASI ASTRO 18 conference in Quebec City, you’ll hear from stakeholders on their Perspective of the Future of Canada’s Space Sector.
Read More »Canada’s Civil Space Sector in a Tough Spot but Commercial Sector Sees Opportunity
The CASI ASTRO 18 conference began by addressing a key topic much of the Canadian space community thinks about, the future of Canada’s space sector.
Read More »Maxar Posts Better Than Expected Revenue But Won’t Have Access to RADARSAT Constellation Mission Data
It was a good news, bad news quarterly conference call for Maxar Technologies which includes Canadian subsidiary MDA.
Read More »A Rare Inside Look at the Integration of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission
This fall Canada will launch three identical large Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission. At the moment they are being integrated at MDA’s Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue facility on the island of Montreal.
Read More »About that Commercial Space Video that’s not an Infomercial
Wendover Productions is a documentary production company that produces among other things, the equivalent of HowTo information in video format. Recently they produced Space: The Next Trillion Dollar Industry, a background information video on the commercial space sector.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Awards $1.38 Million for Four Contracts
The Canadian Space Agency has awarded three contracts to universities related to last years Space Exploration Science Maturation Study and a robotic technology contract to MDA.
Read More »MDA Marketing New Robotic Kits for On-Orbit Servicing
Three months into his new job as the Group President of MDA in Canada and Mike Greenley is very busy shaping the 49 year old company to the realities of today, including ways to spur growth in a tough domestic market.
Read More »Maxar’s SSL to Build Two New GEO Satellites and MDA Will Get Subsystem Work (Updated)
The satellite manufacturing market for larger geostationary orbit (GEO) satellites has been lagging these past few years, so the announcement of two GEO contracts by SSL, a Maxar subsidiary, is welcome news for the company.
Read More »Maxar Presentation on Investor Day
Maxar recently held its 2018 investor days. The purpose? Sell institutional investors on why the company now known as Maxar Technologies, formed from MDA, SSL, Digitalglobe and Radiant, is a company going places. The message, institutional investors should have a larger Maxar position in their portfolios and they should market the company to their clients.
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