Last mentioned: Mar 24, 2026
NYSE Debut
MDA Space begins trading on the NYSE to access deeper US capital markets.
TSX IPO
MDA returns to the public markets via the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Return to Canadian Ownership
Northern Private Capital acquires MDA from Maxar Technologies for $1B CAD.
Canadarm Debut
The first Canadarm is deployed on the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Founding
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) founded in British Columbia.
MDA Space has officially commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange, marking a milestone in its transition from a regional leader to a global aerospace powerhouse. The listing provides the Canadian firm with direct access to the world’s deepest capital markets as it scales production for the Artemis program and commercial satellite constellations.
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| What you see | What it tells you |
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| Story count | Number of distinct stories where Intercontinental Exchange was a primary or referenced actor. |
| Recency clustering | Whether mentions are concentrated in a recent window (a news cycle) or distributed (a sustained arc). |
| Sentiment distribution | Aggregate sentiment of the stories mentioning this entity, weighted by impact score. |
| Cross-niche links | When the same entity surfaces in our sibling networks, we link to those views to enrich context. |