Insights
World Mental Health Day: MDA Space Partners with A Dollar A Day Foundation
By MDA Space - October 10, 2025
On October 10th, World Mental Health Day, MDA Space has announced that we have teamed up with the A Dollar A Day Foundation, a Canadian-based non-profit organization, to promote mental health awareness and support the wellbeing of our employees and communities from coast to coast.
Take Our Kids to Work Day at MDA Space
By MDA Space - November 29, 2024
CommunityOn November 6, MDA Space welcomed more than 70 very important guests to our Brampton, Kanata, and Richmond offices for Take Our Kids to Work Day.
Mike Greenley named 2024 Innovator of the Year
By MDA Space - November 22, 2024
NewsWe are excited to share that our CEO, Mike Greenley, has been named Canada’s 2024 CEO Innovator of the Year by The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine.
SpaceBound 2024: A look at the future of the Canadian space sector
By MDA Space - November 6, 2024
ReflectionsOn October 24 and 25, 2024, Space Canada hosted its annual SpaceBound conference at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. The two-day event brought together thought leaders from the Canadian space ecosystem to discuss key topics and industry trends.
Launching into a good time at Launch Canada 2024
By MDA Space - October 3, 2024
CommunityThe MDA Space team was out in full force at this year’s 2024 Launch Canada Challenge.
MDA Space attends the 2024 Canadian International Rover Challenge in the Mars-like badlands of Drumheller, Alberta
By MDA Space - September 12, 2024
CommunityRecently, MDA Space employees, Misha Kovarsky (Int. Member of Technical Staff – Systems) and Simon Micheau (Jr. Member of Technical Staff – Systems), attended the annual Canadian International Rover Challenge (CIRC) 2024 Summer Competition.
We’re officially on our way to the Moon!
By Holly Johnson - June 28, 2024
RoboticsIt’s a momentous day! In case you missed it, check out the exciting news that we shared with the world in a news release this morning. With this exciting news, we are now under contract for the next few years to finish the design, build, and delivery of the Canadarm3 system, in preparation for launch near the end of the decade. We’re officially on our way to the Moon!
THE MDA SPACE WAY – OUR SUPERPOWER
By MDA Space - June 13, 2024
ReflectionsAt MDA Space, our superpower is the defining approach we take to working with customers and each other. No matter the task or problem that comes our way, we collaborate to find the best solutions by fusing our know-how, ingenuity and creativity to deliver mission-ready solutions. Paired with our technical excellence, we call this approach “the MDA Space Way.”
MDA Space joins Starlab Space joint venture to build commercial space station
By Holly Johnson - May 30, 2024
RoboticsToday, MDA Space becomes a strategic technology partner and equity owner in the Starlab Space commercial space station. We join a powerhouse team of industry leaders – Voyager Space, Airbus and Mitsubishi Corporation – in an international joint venture that will extend our unparalleled space robotics technology and expertise to building a commercial replacement for the International Space Station later this decade. We are thrilled to bring the innovation, reliability and versatility of our world-leading space robotics to the Starlab mission.
Reflections from our CEO
By Mike Greenley - May 11, 2024
Reflections2023 was an extraordinary year for MDA Space. We completed our first double – growing revenue from $400 million to $800 million over the last few years. We profitably grew our business and delivered meaningful value creation for our shareholders, we enabled and participated in some of the most ambitious and important space missions ever undertaken, and we executed on our backlog of work by delivering for our customers. And that is just the beginning. We are carrying our momentum into 2024 with a clear path to continue this pace of growth in the years ahead.
Introducing MDA SKYMAKER™
By Holly Johnson - April 10, 2024
RoboticsWhat an exciting week! This week, in Colorado Springs at the 39th Space Symposium, we unveiled MDA SKYMAKER™, our new world-leading suite of commercial space robotics technology and services. Derived from peerless Canadarm technology and packaged with the best-in-class operational service MDA Space is known for, the world’s most flight-tested and proven space robotics are now available to meet the diverse needs of our customers’ most ambitious missions.
Lunar Dawn Team Awarded NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle Contract
By Holly Johnson - April 5, 2024
RoboticsNASA has awarded a Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) contract to the Lunar Dawn team, led by Lunar Outpost as the prime contractor along with its teammates General Motors (GM), The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Leidos and MDA Space. The diverse team combines proven robotic and human space exploration heritage, cutting edge technology and automotive industry strengths to create a true off-road vehicle for living and working on the Moon’s surface.
Introducing MDA SPACE: Same Trusted Mission Partner. New Space.
By MDA Space - March 8, 2024
NewsToday we introduced our new name – MDA Space – signaling our full focus at the forefront of a new era of space innovation.
