MDA Space Missions

MDA Space Missions
Type Subsidiary
Founded MD Robotics (1999), Dynacs (2002)
Headquarters Richmond, BC and Houston, Texas
Key people

Dan King (Director of Orbital Robotics at MD Robotics),

Stan Starr (Chief Engineer and Deputy Program Director at Dynacs)
Parent MacDonald Dettwiler
Website sm.mdacorporation.com

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

Contents

MDA contributions

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

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.[2] The contract was later canceled by NASA.

Under development

External links

References

  1. ^ Alliance Spacesystems
  2. ^ "MDA Space Missions - News". http://sm.mdacorporation.com/news/pr05012005.html. Retrieved 2006-07-15. 
  3. ^ "Intelsat Picks MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. for Satellite Servicing". press release. CNW Group. http://www.canadanewswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/15/c2866.html. Retrieved 2011-03-15. "MDA plans to launch its Space Infrastructure Servicing ("SIS") vehicle into near geosynchronous orbit, where it will service commercial and government satellites in need of additional fuel, re-positioning or other maintenance. ... MDA and Intelsat will work together to finalize specifications and other requirements over the next six months before both parties authorize the build phase of the program. The first refueling mission is to be available 3.5 years following the commencement of the build phase."