Following a record-breaking year that included the biggest contract win in MDA Space history, the company has earned the #5 ranking among global space companies.
When did MDA become a publicly traded company?
On 7 April 2021, MDA became a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange trading under the symbol MDA. On 16 August 2023, Telesat Canada announced it had chosen MDA to build 198 small satellites for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) program.
When did MDA buy Spar Aerospace?
MDA bought the space robotics division of Spar Aerospace —manufacturer of the Canadarm —in March 1999, renaming it MD Robotics. The company completed the Mobile Servicing System (including the Canadarm2) for the International Space Station. OSC sold its entire stake in 2001.
