Tag: mda
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MDA recognized by Nasa for robotic servicing of International Space Station
MDA US Systems, a division of MDA managed by SSL, has been recognized by Nasa’s Johnson Space Center for its “outstanding support” of a robotic upgrade to the International Space Station’s power system which took place in January. The MDA team based in Houston played a critical role in planning and validating the robotic maneuvering…
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SSL selected to partner with Darpa to develop satellite servicing business
Space Systems Loral, a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, today announced it has been selected by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop the capability to service and maintain spacecraft and other infrastructure in the geostationary arc. Darpa’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites program is expected to be the foundation of…
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SSL to provide robotic arms to Darpa for satellite servicing
Space Systems Loral (SSL), a provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, has received $20.7 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) to design and build robotic arm flight hardware for the first phase of the agency’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program. SSL is receiving the funds through MDA US Systems,…