MacDonald Dettwiler gets $154M contract for Hubble repair robot

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) of Canada has received a $154 million contract from NASA to develop the grappling arm and two-armed robot required for an autonomous servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope, the company announced Jan. 5. Rather than scheduling another shuttle visit, NASA...

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