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  • NASA to Test Bigelow Expandable Habitat Module After ISS Integration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA to Test Bigelow Expandable Habitat Module After ISS Integration

    NASA will test a Bigelow Aerospace-developed human-rated expandable habitat to collect data for deep space habitat designs after the structure is installed on the International Space Station. The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module will be attached to the space station’s Tranquility node using the Canadarm2 robotic arm on April 16 during an estimated four-hour attachment period, NASA said […] More

  • MDA to Extend Support for ISS Robotic Servicing System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MDA to Extend Support for ISS Robotic Servicing System

    MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has received a $25.7 million contract modification from the Canadian space agency to continue its support for the Mobile Servicing System aboard the International Space Station. MDA said Tuesday the modification extends its support through the end of October 2017. The Canada-built Mobile Servicing System is a robotics suite that consists the Canadarm2, Mobile Base System […] More