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Maxar’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year Finally Ends

Space Station
Canadarm2 on the International Space Station, was provided in part by MDA.
Credit: MDA
A little more than two years ago, then-Canada-based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates—better known as MDA—closed on its acquisition of U.S.-based DigitalGlobe and announced a major transition to a U.S.-headquartered space conglomerate focused on Washington customers. Analysts applauded the move as...
Michael Bruno

Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense businesses, supply chains and related issues.

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