The Canadarm 2 reaches out to seize the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft and put together it to be pulled into its port on the Worldwide House Station, on April 17, 2015. (NASA / THE CANADIAN PRESS / AP)
BRAMPTON, ONT. --
MDA Ltd. says it has received a $269-million contract from the Canadian House Company for the following section of the Canadarm 3 program.
The settlement for Section B of this system will see MDA full the preliminary design of the robotics system.
Canadarm 3 is a part of the NASA-led Gateway venture to determine an area station in lunar orbit.
MDA says will probably be a extremely autonomous system able to sustaining itself and making choices with minimal human intervention.
The contract follows MDA's completion of Section 0 and Section A, which established the technical necessities wanted for the system.
MDA says the design work is anticipated to be accomplished over the following 17 months.
"That is one other necessary milestone for MDA that demonstrates our capacity to execute within the quickly accelerating world house financial system and additional reinforces our position as a worldwide chief in robotics and house operations," MDA chief government Mike Greenley stated in an announcement.
"MDA now intends to leverage its world-class engineering capabilities, mission experience, and cutting-edge Canadarm3 expertise with a watch in the direction of commercializing house robotics merchandise within the years forward."
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed March 10, 2022
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