MDA owns and operates Radarsat-2, which provides imagery and data to government and commercial customers around the world. Radarsat-2, launched in 2007, continues to operate well beyond its seven-year design life.

SAN FRANCISCO — NASA selected eight contractors, including one new firm, Thales Alenia Space of Italy, for its latest list of satellites that can be acquired by government agencies looking for a way to trim mission costs and schedules.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...