While Maxar announced better than expected results on Monday, its Canadian MDA unit has seen its year over year revenue down by 25%.
Read More »WildFireSat Mission Concept Could Lead to New Type of Canadian Earth Observation Constellation
The concept of a Canadian Wildland Fire Monitoring System was first proposed in 2012. That concept is now nicknamed WildFireSat, and has moved into Phase A with contract awards of $1.35 million to Honeywell and MDA.
Read More »MDA Awarded $7.9 Million for Lunar Gateway Robotics Phase A Contracts
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded MDA two contracts related to the NASA led Lunar Gateway project which is part of the greater Artemis moon program.
Read More »Maxar Continues to Make Changes to Right Size the Company
Maxar continues down a path to rein in costs which may yet include the sale of its MDA business unit. Though to listen to yesterday’s conference call, you might wonder why.
Read More »Scaling Up Your Space Business
How do you scale up your space business? This was the topic of a panel discussion from the recent Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute ASTRO 2019 conference in Laval, Quebec.
Read More »Don’t Let Go Canada and Changes at the Canadian Space Agency Resulted in Government Funding Commitment
LAVAL, QUE. – Canadian Space Agency (CSA) president Sylvain Laporte took the stage in Laval on Monday, June 17, 2019 at the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) ASTRO 2019 conference with a very different message than a year ago.
Read More »Natural Resources Canada Expects RCM Launch Will Kick Off More Demand for Canadian Satellite Images
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) expects a flood of interest for satellite data in the wake of the RADARSAT Constellation (RCM) launch, which flew into space successfully Wednesday (June 12) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that has been to space before.
Read More »Reuters: Maxar is Considering Selling MDA (Updated)
In a developing story, Reuters is reporting that Maxar Technologies, the parent company of MDA, is considering the sale of the MDA business unit to address its debt load.
Read More »A New Era of Earth Observation is Launched with the Successful Deployment of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission
This morning at 7:17 a.m. (PDT) local time in California, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying three identical satellites for Canada’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission.
Read More »The RADARSAT Constellation Mission is Ready for Launch
The launch of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission passed yet another milestone this past Saturday when SpaceX conducted a successful static fire test of the SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage on the launch pad.
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