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MDA Space is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. #MissionMDA #MDASpace
Joined November 2013
MDA completes first commercial sale of #Canadarm3 technology to @Axiom_Space's Axiom Station, which will be the world’s first commercial space station in orbit. @csa_asc .
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Thanks for visiting @MDA_maxar Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau and @Astro_Jeremy. We’re proud that the #RADARSAT Constellation Mission we are building for @csa_asc includes contributions from over 125 suppliers in #Canada, spanning seven provinces.
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Less than a week before launch… The excitement literally goes up! .#RCMSatellites #EO #EarthObservation #CDNSpace @csa_asc @SpaceX
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An awesome video of #Canadarm2 and #Dextre sliding along the Mobile Base System on @Space_Station. Just like how we're sliding into the weekend 🙌.
MBS sliding on Truss today, carrying DEXTRE and Canadarm2 (32x) #ISS #SSMRS #SPDM.@Space_Station @RaffaeleDiPalma @ROBO_Kam
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Calling all 🇨🇦 space fans! Please support this #LEGO product idea for a #Canadarm model! It needs 10,000 votes to be considered by @LEGO_Group as a real product. #Vote #space #robotics #CdnSpace #ISS @LEGOIdeas
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After years of hard work and dedication, Canada's RADARSAT Constellation Mission is ready for launch. Today's static fire test by @SpaceX confirms the launch is a 'go' for Wednesday, June 12 at 7:17am PT. Great job team! #RCMSatellites #CdnSpace
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MDA's CEO @MGreenley & Chief Technology Officer Cameron Ower chats with NASASpaceFlight about Canadarm3 and the growing commercial demand for space-based robotics. #MissionMDA #spacenews #spacerobotics @NASA_Nerd @ChrisG_NSF .
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We’re going to the Moon! The @csa_asc has awarded MDA a contract to establish the technical requirements to build #Canadarm3, our most ambitious #spaceexploration project yet, an autonomous, AI-enabled robotic system for the #LunarGateway. Press release:
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In a few short hours, this @SpaceX rocket will launch into orbit an advanced Earth observation satellite system for Canada, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission. We are proud to have been the prime contractor for this incredible program. #Godspeed #RCMSatellites #CdnSpace @csa_asc
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It was a foggy morning a year ago today on the California coast when the @csa_asc #RCMsatellites were launched. Twelve seconds in, the @SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket 🚀 punched through the marine layer, giving us this breathtakingly beautiful moment.
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#Canadarm3 will be composed of a next-gen smart robotic arm, a small dexterous arm and a set of specialized tools. Using advanced machine vision, cutting-edge software and advances in #AI, this highly autonomous system will be able to perform tasks without human intervention.
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MDA unveils new global headquarters and Space Robotics Centre of Excellence in Brampton, ON!
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We are thrilled to have been selected by the @csa_asc to build the robotic interfaces for #Canadarm3 on the NASA-led Gateway. We are proud to deliver new jobs in Canada and engage our Canadian supply base in preparation for the Canadarm3 program.
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MDA intern Erin Richardson is helping to create #AI Algorithms to ensure #Canadarm3 won’t collide with the #LunarGateway. Fun fact: since the dataset is based on her decisions during simulations, the AI will be a mini version of Erin’s brain! . #MissionMDA #cdnspace
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Ever heard of a maritime traffic jam? MDA's #RADARSAT2 captured a SAR image of Egypt’s #SuezCanal where a 224,000-ton cargo ship is wedged across the narrow waterway, causing a blockage to marine traffic and global trading routes. #MissionMDA #Geointelligence #EO #EverGiven
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In 2013, @BankofCanada launched a space-themed $5 bank note featuring #Canadarm2 and #Dextre. @Space_Station #SpaceStation20th
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MDA has been awarded a contract from the @csa_asc for the design of the Gateway External Robotics Interfaces (GERI), a key component of #Canadarm3, which will be installed on the international Lunar Gateway. #MissionMDA. Learn more:
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Our employees across #Canada today celebrated the news of MDA's return to 🇨🇦 as a private, independent company. #NoPlaceLikeHome #JamaisMieuxQueChezSoi #Richmond #Brampton #Ottawa #Montreal #Dartmouth
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To the Moon we go 🌑 ! We've been selected by @Int_Machines to provide Lunar landing sensors to support the first soft landing US mission to the Moon since 1972! . #MissionMDA #SpaceSymposium #36space @SpaceFoundation. Learn more:
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MDA applauds the announcement by @CanadianPM Justin Trudeau and Minister @NavdeepSBains that Canada will join the Lunar Gateway program with #AI-based robotics, extending the #Canadarm program for another generation.
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Last year, MDA was awarded a @csa_asc contract to undertake a Phase A initial design study for a Canadian Lunar Rover mission🌑. As part of our pan-🇨🇦 team, @Concordia students completed wheel testing at their Aerospace Robotics Lab on simulated lunar regolith. Check it out!
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#Canadarm2 makes capturing and berthing a free-flying spacecraft traveling at 27,600 km/h look easy. #Cygnus @csa_asc @NASA #WSW2020 #WorldSpaceWeek #robotics.
#Antares #NG14 is on its way to the @Space_Station - here is a timelapse of NG-13 arriving at the station, and being captured by #Canadarm2 and its berthing @northropgrumman
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Natalie Panek is a Missions Systems Engineer at @MDA_maxar where she’s been building robots for over 8 years. Natalie was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by @WXN, and is an advocate and role model for girls in #STEM. #INWED18 #RaisingTheBar
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It’s official! MDA is now a private, independent company headquartered in Canada. Read about our news here:
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We look forward to working with the @csa_asc and to a long and successful partnership to build a highly advanced, next generation #AI-based #Canadarm3 for #GATEWAY.
MEDIA – Writing the next chapter of #Moon exploration: Canada intends to enter into a contract with Brampton-based company @MDA_maxar to build #Canadarm3:
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MDA Space awarded $1B contract to design and deliver Canadarm3 flight system. “This critical investment in #Canadarm3 reinforces and expands our national and industry leadership as a new era of space opens up.” - Mike Greenley, CEO, MDA Space. . #MDASpace
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In partnership with @csa_asc, MDA has developed an autonomous control capability for #Canadarm2 and #Dextre, known as MAC. Its operations will lay the groundwork for #Canadarm3 development and will further benefit robotic operations for #LunarGateway. #MissionMDA #SpaceRobotics
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Along with the Artemis II crew, we had another guest on the MDA VR sets getting a taste of what it’s like in space. Any guesses on who this is?
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Today marks the 20th launch anniversary of #Canadarm2 into space! Check out these 20 fun facts to celebrate this exciting milestone! @csa_asc @Space_Station @NASA #launchiversary
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Canadarm played an important role in retrieving, repairing and deploying satellites. MDA is so proud to have built both generations of Canadarms while also providing engineering, mission support and astronaut training! #WorldSpaceWeek #wsw2020.
The museum’s Canadarm had a long history of releasing satellites into orbit, retrieving them and aiding in their maintenance. Listen to curator Erin Gregory explain its grapple feature enabling this! #WSW2020
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It's official - @MDA_maxar shipped the final spacecraft of the #RADARSAT Constellation Mission to prepare for launch! #RCM has been on budget and schedule since contract award in 2013, "a remarkable achievement for a program this complex." -@MGreenley
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We are thrilled to be awarded a contract by the @csa_asc to support robotic operations on the @Space_Station through to 2024. MDA has provided these services since the start of the ISS, which this year celebrates 20 yrs of continuous habitation by humans.
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The three RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellites began sending and receiving signals from space. The satellites will now go through a series of in-orbit maneuvers and tests before entering service later this year. Stay tuned!.
NRCan’s Prince Albert Satellite Station has just established first Canadian contact with the newly launched #RADARSAT constellation! #RCMSatellite @csa_asc
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The US 🇺🇸 and Canada 🇨🇦 were two of the first countries in the world to partner and invest in space. We are excited to see that strong partnership continue. 💪🚀.
Prime Minister Trudeau 🇨🇦 and President Biden 🇺🇸 met earlier today to discuss important topics, including space 🚀: Credit: NASA/A. Gerst
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We are excited to welcome @JustinTrudeau to @MDA_maxar’s Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue facility tomorrow to see the #RADARSAT Constellation satellites we are building for @csa_asc. Looking forward to sharing our world-class Canadian technology with you, Prime Minister.
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#RADARSAT1 was launched into orbit to observe Earth from space 25 years ago today! This ground-breaking mission was the catalyst for Canada’s present-day world-leading expertise in #EarthObservation. #SAR #EO @csa_asc
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"Canada’s robotic contributions to human space flight cannot be overstated." . MDA is proud to be the space robotics partner of the Canadian Government and @csa_asc for over 35 years. #CANADAROCKS #CdnSpace.
FEATURE ARTICLE: The busy life of the Space Station Robots -. 🇨🇦🤖👍
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Next stop, space! MDA's former co-op student @1erinrichardson is featured in our DREAMR Lab, a zero-gravity robotics lab that integrates mixed reality, in the latest @uoftengineering transit ad campaign. Very neat! ✨🚀
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More than 125 Canadian companies in seven provinces were engaged in developing and building the #RCMSatellites, including #MagellanAerospace & @exactEarth. Hundreds of employees in MDA’s own facilities in #Richmond BC, #Montreal and #Dartmouth played key roles. @csa_asc #CdnSpace
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MDA has been awarded a contract by @csa_asc to undertake a Phase A initial design study for a Canadian Lunar Rover mission to the Moon🌑🇨🇦 #MissionMDA . Learn more:
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MDA Space signs $1.1B contract with Globalstar to build next generation LEO constellation. Learn more: #MDASpace
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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the great Canadian handshake in #space! @Space_Station's #Canadarm2 (right) transferred its launch cradle over to Shuttle's #Canadarm, which is considered one of the most remarkable achievements in space history @csc_asc @NASA @Cmdr_Hadfield
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And we're off! We are so proud to have designed, built & tested the three #RCMSatellites and the ground segment, and look forward to providing mission ops for their first year on orbit. With great 🇨🇦 partners, we achieved over 85% Canadian content on the program. #CdnSpace.
The RADARSAT Constellation Mission is now operational! . Launched in June, the trio of 🛰 takes daily scans of 🇨🇦 and its waters, collecting important data to serve Canadians. Learn more: #RCMSatellites
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We are thrilled to announce that retired astronaut Tim Kopra will be joining our team as Vice President, Robotics and Space Operations. Tim’s operational experience and leadership skills will be essential to our continued growth and success. (📷 NASA)
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Holly Johnson, MDA Space VP of Robotics, is featured in @EYCanada's Leading Women in Manufacturing. Learn about her inspiring journey and watch the interview. #EYLeadingWomen #MissionMDA
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Check out today's @nationalpost front page which showcases the @csa_asc #Canadarm3. We are thrilled to be involved in this project!#ToTheMOON
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MDA's #RADARSAT2 #satellite captures new imagery of Egypt’s #SuezCanal's backlog of ships waiting to transit the canal. Talk about gridlock! #MissionMDA #Geointelligence #EO
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We are lucky to have you!.
A very exciting day! Starting my 5th month of work but my 1st day AT work @MDA_maxar 🚀🦾 Aerospace & systems engineering feel more like a dream than a job though!
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#RADARSAT2 captured the site of tomorrow's launch of the #RCMSatellites. The @SpaceX Launch Complex 4 at @30thSpaceWing #Vandenberg AFB can be seen in the middle of the image, which was acquired using Ultra Fine mode with 3m resolution. The image was taken at 01:59 UTC June 11.
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Having built #Canadarm and #Canadarm2, Canada’s most famous robotic and technological achievements, @MDA_maxar has contributed to the assembly of the @Space_Station, relocation of experiments, spare parts and astronauts, and cosmic catches for 36 years. #SpaceNeedsCanada
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Gorgeous shot released today by @NASA featuring @csa_asc's #Canadarm2 ⤵️. @northropgrumman's Cygnus resupply ship is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm moments before its release ending its 83-day stay at the @Space_Station on May 11, 2020.
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Join MDA and @NRC_CNRC, @csa_asc & @AmiiThinks for an exciting webinar on May 13 at 12pm EST to learn how MDA is seeking partners to develop #AI algorithms for #Canadarm3. Details/RSVP:
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In our ongoing webinar series with potential Canadian partners to outline the design considerations for #Canadarm3, Richard Rembala reviews the electrical systems architecture concepts. @csa_asc
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Today marks an important milestone in the extension of the #Canadarm program for another generation. We applaud today’s announcement that #Canada will join the @NASA-led #LunarGateway program.
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"When you need a robotic arm in space, you call in the experts.".
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Today’s announcement to send Canadian🍁astronauts to the Moon was made possible by Canada’s decision to participate in the @NASA-led Gateway program by contributing #Canadarm3, the 3rd generation of this robotic system, which will be operated from Canada. @csa_asc.
NEWS RELEASE – Canada signs a historic space treaty with the United States and secures a strong role for Canada in the Lunar Gateway: #DareToExplore. Photo: NASA
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This first image taken by the #RCMSatellites off the coast of Baffin Island demonstrates a new imaging technique developed by MDA for Canada's next gen Earth observation mission. It will be an ideal mode for sea ice monitoring, contributing to our understanding of #climatechange.
Shout-out to the community of Qikiqtarjuaq, #Nunavut! We can see you in the very first engineering image taken by 🇨🇦’s #RCMSatellites! Looks like the sea ice on the coast of Baffin Island is melting! More info: #ArcticTogether
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We're looking for a Social Media Manager to join our team! Think you got what it takes?! Apply today! . #MissionMDA #NowHiring #SocialMediaCareers #SpaceCareers.
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With the closing today of the MDA sale transaction, Northern Private Capital has appointed Mike Greenley as Chief Executive Officer of MDA. @MGreenley
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MDA awarded @csa_asc's Phase B preliminary design contract for next phase of the #Canadarm3 program for the @NASA-led #Gateway. 🦾.
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As a leader in the new space economy, @MDA_maxar has led in space-based radar for five decades. @MGreenley loved showing @JustinTrudeau @csa_asc next-gen #RADARSAT satellites today. #Radar imagery supports maritime, disaster & eco-system applications in Canada & internationally.
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To ensure #Canadarm2’s ability to support International @Space_Station Operations to 2024 and beyond, @MDA_maxar has readied a new Latching End Effector for launch in the @SpaceX Dragon trunk tomorrow. This new robotic ‘hand’ will be positioned as a spare in case it is needed.
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The RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellites, built by MDA for @csa_asc, were assembled in Montreal and delivered by @IntMachineTrans to California, awaiting launch on June 11. Watch their transcontinental journey here. #RCMSatellites #CDNSpace #EO .
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We are filled with pride to see the #RosalindFranklin rover completed. A highly-skilled team at MDA designed & built the mobility system (bogies, actuators & wheels) for this @ESA_ExoMars project, made possible through the @csa_asc’s cooperation agreement with @ESA. Go Canada 🇨🇦!.
Behold! The finished #RosalindFranklin rover. A nine-month assembly but more than a decade of development by teams across Europe @esa, Russia @roscosmos and the USA @NASA as part of the @ESA_ExoMars project. Great photo @MaxA_Photo!
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Our Chief Operating Officer Joanna Boshouwers, a mechanical engineer, participated today in a #WomenInScience leadership forum with #engineers from the @csa_asc and the aerospace industry. #WomenInSTEM #engineering #STEM #WomenInScienceDay #womenandgirlsinscience
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Dextre was built by #MDA. The space robot was launched onboard Space Shuttle Endeavour and installed on the ISS in 2008. The robot can ride on the end of Canadarm2 and can work almost anywhere on the ISS. Happy Birthday, DEXTRE!.
Happy birthday, #Dextre! . For the past 12 years, the Canadian all-purpose robot has been lending a hand to astronauts on board the @Space_Station.To learn more about what Dextre can do: Photo: NASA/A. Gerst
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Space travel often coincides with Canadian experiments being done on the @Space_Station, giving visibility to some of the technology that we provide to the overall exploration of space. One such piece of technology is the #MDA Canadarm, which made its space debut in 1981. #Space
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MDA's Holly Johnson, VP of Robotics and Space Operations, chats with @ChrisG_NSF @NASA_Nerd @NASASpaceflight about #Canadarm3 commercial spinoff success in new robotic partnership with @LMSpace and @GM. Read the interview! 👇.
Robotic arms aren't just for Shuttles & Stations! @MDA_space talks about their participation in @LMSpace & @GM's new Lunar Terrain Vehicle & how the #Moon robot arms will leverage heritage AND new Canadarm3 developments!. ✍️Nathan (@NASA_Nerd) & myself.
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The 3D printer farm at our #Brampton space robotics facility is actively producing #COVID19 face masks for donation to hospitals and long-term care homes in the #GTA, thanks to the initiative of our dedicated employees. #Ontario #CdnSpace #3Dprinting #additivemanufacturing
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The three RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellites developed by MDA for @csa_asc were launched this morning aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket!.
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MDA's new global HQ and Space Robotics Centre of Excellence is well underway! .This state-of-the-art facility will be home to #Canadarm3 and over 700 highly-skilled employees at the forefront of the global space economy. #MissionMDA @BramptonEcoDev
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Over a dozen 🇨🇦 government departments will use data from the @csa_asc #RCMsatellites to improve life on Earth, such as combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing that depletes international fish stocks and threatens precious marine ecosystems. @FishOceansCAN.
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We are saddened by the passing of our founder, John MacDonald. His vision to build a strong BC-based engineering company proved to be a resounding success, employing thousands of Canadians and helping to shape Canada’s technology sector. He will be missed.
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In 1981, one of our shining achievements #Canadarm deployed on its maiden voyage. #DYK that we built five Canadarms that successfully supported @NASA shuttle missions for 30 years? #50YearsofMDA
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MDA joins space enthusiasts around the world in congratulating @Int_Machines on completing the first US Moon landing in more than 50 years. We commend the Intuitive Machines mission team who have taken us all on a journey back to the Moon.
Your order was delivered… to the Moon! 📦. @Int_Machines' uncrewed lunar lander landed at 6:23pm ET (2323 UTC), bringing NASA science to the Moon's surface. These instruments will prepare us for future human exploration of the Moon under #Artemis.
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We're thrilled to be awarded another contract to provide a key landing sensor for a 2023 mission to the Moon! 🌑
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From all of us at MDA, we wish you a #HappyNewYear2021. May you laugh often, dream big, and always reach for the stars!
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We are thrilled to be the industrial partner of @spacegovuk on the Columbus Ka band (COLKa) antenna that was launched moments ago on #CRS13 for the @Space_Station. MDA's UK division designed and integrated the antenna, with support from partners @kongsbergasa & @AntwerpSpace.
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#DYK that on this day in #space in 1990, the #hubbletelescope was deployed by the #Canadarm? @HUBBLE_space
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Our VP of Robotics and Space Operations Holly Johnson driving a rover on the Moon! Visit @LMSpace's booth #1402 at #SpaceSymposium and join in on the immersive experience driving a lunar rover equipped with a MDA robotic arm!
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#DYK: #Canadarm2, which was built by MDA, was launched in 2001 and installed on the @Space_Station by Canadian astronaut @Cmdr_Hadfield? #SpaceStation20th
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Congratulations to @Astro_DavidS for being the first Canadian astronaut to capture a spacecraft using #Canadarm2. You make us proud! #DareToExplore.
Using @CSA_ASC's #Canadarm2 on @Space_Station, @Astro_DavidS & @AstroHague captured the @SpaceX #Dragon cargo craft at 7:01am ET. Now attached to the robotic arm, ground controllers will begin to maneuver the spacecraft to install it to station. Live coverage resumes at 9am ET
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We have now produced over 800 #covid19 face shields at our Montreal facility! Our partner, Protection Collective, directly distributes the masks to health care workers and elder care facilities with urgent needs. We are excited to have some happy customers!
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Some exciting lunar science projects announced today by the @csa_asc! Congratulations to all the contract recipients - ABB Canada, Bubble Technology Industries, @Canadensys, Magellan Aerospace, @MissionCtrlSS and our academic partner, @westernuSpace.
Canada reaches for the Moon: the CSA invests $4.36 million towards landing and conducting Canadian science on the lunar surface: #DareToExplore #ArtemisGeneration. Photo: NASA/JPL
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It was a pleasure to welcome @FP_Champagne, @lisacampbellasc, @KamalKheraLib, @SoniaLiberal & @MSidhuLiberal to MDA's HQ in Brampton for a tour this afternoon! A great opportunity to meet our team and learn about our work including the next generation #Canadarm3.
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In partnership with @csa_asc and @Microsoft, MDA is pioneering the use of innovative #MixedReality to solve mission critical challenges, support on-orbit robotic operations and provide immersive, in-situation training for astronauts. #MissionMDA. Story:
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We’re celebrating #50YearsofMDA today 🎉! Read @MDA_maxar Group President @MGreenley’s blog post, commemorating some significant milestones throughout the last fifty years:
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Canada’s space industry set for relaunch decades after its biggest achievements.
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Everyone at @MDA_maxar is thrilled for @csa_asc @Astro_DavidS, who will be the next Canadian in space, leaving December 3rd! As he shared, “space is part of the fabric of Canada.” Read more on his interview with @LFPress:
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#DYK that the original Canadarm was operated by astronauts on the @NASA Space Shuttle, #Canadarm2 on the @Space_Station is largely operated by mission control centres in the US & Canada, and that #Canadarm3 on the Lunar Gateway will operate autonomously, controlled from Canada?
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Happy Earth Day🌎! Observing Earth from space is critical to monitoring and protecting our ecosystems. After all, there is no Planet B! Learn more about how #satellites 🛰 are used to keep an eye on Earth: @csa_asc #ConnectedByEarth #EarthDay2021
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"Canadarm3, the successor to two previous robotic arms engineered in Canada, is expected to launch in 2027, and its design by Canadian company @MDA_space is already underway." Read on at @globalnews: #InTheNews #cdnecon.
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Less than 1 month before launch! To our #RADARSAT Constellation Mission team – we thank you for your hard work and dedication. #CdnInnovation #teamwork #STEM
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Happy #CanadaDay from all of us at @MDA_maxar. We’re proud to play a role in making Canada great, with the help of our satellites and robotics both protecting and advancing our nation. Let’s use today to recognize why #SpaceNeedsCanada
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MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA) has been selected as the prime contractor for @Telesat’s (NASDAQ & TSX: TSAT) revolutionary Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation Telesat Lightspeed, an innovative global network that will bring enhanced digital connectivity to Canadians & customers worldwide
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