Dettwiler

Commercial-satellite operator Intelsat SA and Canadian aerospace contractor MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. have signed the first commercial contract to refuel and service satellites in orbit.

For Satellites, Service on High Andy Pasztor 2011

As recently as a few weeks ago, Mr. Friedman, MacDonald Dettwiler's CEO, said the project was being held up by negotiations to lock in a major customer.

For Satellites, Service on High Andy Pasztor 2011

Of the 1,500 reviews undertaken by the minister of industry between 1985 and 2008, only one deal was blocked: the sale of MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates 'space division to U.S. defense concern Alliant Techsystems Inc. in 2008.

Potash Corp. Holders In Need of Convincing Edward Welsch 2010

By pairing a sophisticated robotic service vehicle with what essentially amounts to an orbiting gas station for satellites, MacDonald Dettwiler intends to shuttle fuel to satellites reaching the end of their normal operational lives of between 10 and roughly 15 years.

For Satellites, Service on High Andy Pasztor 2011

Considering the hundreds of big satellites slated to be decommissioned over the next few years, the initial fuel depot is scaled to service roughly a dozen of those spacecraft, according to Steve Oldham, the MacDonald Dettwiler vice president heading up the venture.

For Satellites, Service on High Andy Pasztor 2011

The last time a deal foundered at the federal level prior to Potash Corp. was in 2008, when Ottawa nixed an attempt by Alliant Techsystems Inc. of Linden, N.J., to take over MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd., on concerns the country would lose control over the Radarsat 2 satellite.

Canada Turns Wary Eye to Foreign Bids Paul Vieira 2011

But the seven-year, $280 million contract announced Tuesday is the culmination of MacDonald Dettwiler's efforts to take the lead in shifting from demonstrations and research to using the technologies in real-world applications.

For Satellites, Service on High Andy Pasztor 2011

Dan Friedman , president and chief executive of Vancouver-based MacDonald Dettwiler, said Intelsat will be "the anchor customer" and partner for beginning "to service the world's space infrastructure."

For Satellites, Service on High Andy Pasztor 2011

Mr. Porter served as EarthSat's president, chief executive and chairman of the board before the company was acquired for $30 million in 2002 by MDA (MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates).

J. Robert Porter Jr., EarthSat founder, dies at 75 2010

Yesterday's acquisition of Canada's MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) by Alliant Techsystems (ATK) is bad for Canada for so many reasons.

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