MDA Space brings unparalleled space robotics and
human spaceflight heritage to Starlab
HOUSTON,
May 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Starlab Space LLC (Starlab
Space), the global joint venture between Voyager Space, Airbus, and
Mitsubishi Corporation, today welcomed MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a
trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space
industry, as a strategic partner and equity owner in Starlab Space.
The Starlab US-led partnership continues to expand, extending the
joint venture's global reach into Canada.
As a global leader in human-rated space robotics,
MDA Space is synonymous with excellence and innovation, pioneering
groundbreaking technologies that have shaped and set the standard
for the space robotics industry. As the developer of the Canadarm
family of robotics that have provided mission critical support to
astronauts and mission operators on the International Space Station
for more than two decades, MDA Space will play a pivotal role in
Starlab's development. The company joins the Starlab team to
provide the full range of external robotics, robotics interfaces
and robotic mission operations to the station, including its
recently launched full suite of scalable and modular robotics
solutions, MDA SKYMAKER™, which can be tailored to
support a diverse range of missions.
"With MDA Space joining Starlab, we're not just
embracing innovation, we're wielding it," said Tim Kopra, CEO of Starlab Space and former NASA
astronaut. "Having experienced firsthand the exceptional
reliability and versatility of robotic technologies developed by
MDA Space during my time on the International Space Station, I am
confident that this partnership will drive innovation and unlock
new possibilities for Starlab. MDA Space robotic technologies,
which have long been a cornerstone of space exploration, will be
integral to our operations, ensuring precision and excellence in
every endeavor."
"Our integration into the Starlab Space team is
more than a program collaboration—it strategically fuses together
highly complementary and best-in-class expertise with the higher
purpose of accelerating the space economy on Earth and in orbit,"
said Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA
Space. "It is also a validation of the capability and value that
MDA SKYMAKER™ offers to the emerging commercial
space exploration and infrastructure market, and the high-level of
trust and confidence the industry has in MDA Space
robotics."
The addition of MDA Space to the Starlab Space
team reinforces the joint venture's commitment to assembling an
international consortium of strategic and high-profile companies
with flight heritage and proven experience, including Voyager
Space, Airbus, and Mitsubishi Corporation, further expanding
Starlab Space's global partner network set to expand the commercial
space economy. The U.S., European, Japanese, and Canadian industry
partners enable the continuation of the International Space Station
partner network via commercial entities.
In addition to the joint venture partners,
Starlab Space has a strategic teaming agreement with Northrop
Grumman, a design and experience partnership with Hilton Hotels,
and has secured a launch contract with SpaceX for its Starship
vehicle.
About Starlab Space
Starlab Space LLC is a global joint venture between Voyager Space,
Airbus, Mitsubishi Corporation, and MDA Space that is designing,
building, and will operate the Starlab commercial space station.
Starlab will serve a global customer base of space agencies,
researchers, and companies, ensuring a continued human presence in
low-Earth orbit and a seamless transition of microgravity science
and research from the International Space Station into the new
commercial space station era.
For more information on Starlab, visit the
Starlab website at www.starlab-space.com and follow us on social
media at @Starlab_Space (X, Instagram) and @Starlab (Linkedin).
ABOUT MDA
SPACE
Building the space between proven and possible,
MDA Space (TSX:MDA) is a trusted mission partner to the global
space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence
pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450
missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications
satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and
infrastructure. The MDA Space team of more than 3,000 space experts
in Canada, the US and the UK has
the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision
into an achievable mission – bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix
of experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that's
been in the company's DNA since day one. For those who dream
big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change
the world for the better, we'll take you there. For more
information, visit www.mda.space.
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