MacDonald, Dettwiler gets go-ahead for work on space project for U.S. government
VANCOUVER – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) has received several U.S. government contracts for advanced technology projects, including work related to the Phoenix space program. Among other things, the Vancouver-based company — supplier of robotic arms used on the International Space Station and shuttle missions — has been authorized to advance work on a system for putting small packages into orbit using excess capacity during regular satellite launches.
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