Instrument Will Perform Surface Mapping Operations On NASA OSIRIS-REx Mission
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded a contract to information services company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) for the preliminary design of an advanced technology solution for NASA's New Frontiers Program—OSIRIS-REx, the next planetary science mission to another celestial body in our solar system. The contract is valued at $15.4 million (USD). The total contract value for initial phases received to-date are valued at $18.54 million.