page_title: MDA Space Missions
section_title: MDA products and services
hierarchical_section_title: MDA Space Missions / MDA products and services
caption_attribution_description: English: STS-72 Mission Specialist Winston Scott (EV3) installs a thermal cube in preparation for Detailed Test Objective (DTO) 833 - Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Thermal Comfort. These views were taken with a 35mm lens on the Hasselblad camera to give a fisheye effect. The remote manipulator system (RMS) is raised above the payload bay. Both the Japanese Space Flyer Unit (SFU) and the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology-Flyer (OAST-Flyer) are berthed in the payload bay. The earth limb provides a backdrop. ID: STS072-722-041
context_page_description: MDA's Robotics and Automation is a Canadian manufacturer subsidiary of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.. It specialized in the manufacture of robotic arms and equipment for space applications, most notably the Canadarm on the space shuttle orbiters, and Canadarm-2 on the International Space Station.
context_section_description: In addition to design, safety, reliability, and quality assurance engineering services, MDA's previous contracted products include:
  Canadarm
  Canadarm2 for the International Space Station
  RADARSAT-1, the first commercial radar earth observation satellite
  RADARSAT-2, A civilian radar earth observation satellite
  Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator also known as "Dextre" or the "Canada Arm"
  The robotic arm and weather station on Phoenix mission to Mars
caption: Canadarm (right) during Space Shuttle mission STS-72.
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