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| Field | 🇺🇸 Draper | 🇨🇦 MDA SpaceToronto (TSX): MDA | 🇺🇸 Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | private | public | public |
| Country | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇨🇦 Canada | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Founded | 1932 | 1969 | 1994 |
| CEO | Jerry Wohletz | Mike Greenley | Kathy Warden |
| Mkt Cap / Valuation | — | ~CAD $7B | $78.0B |
| Employees | ~2,000 | ~4,000 | ~95,000 |
| Sector | Aerospace + defense R&D non-profit | Space Robotics & Satellite Manufacturing | Defense & Space Infrastructure |
| Last raise / Last filing | — | 10-K filed | 10-K filed |
| Top risks | Single-mission concentration: Mission 3 outcome dominates Draper's lunar reputation.; Dependent on ispace-U.S. lander delivery for CLPS performance. | NASA Lunar Gateway / Artemis schedule risk: if NASA delays or restructures the Gateway program, Canadarm3 Phase C&D contract milestones and revenue recognition could be deferred significantly.; Telesat Lightspeed execution: Lightspeed is a technically complex, novel LEO constellation — manufacturing 198 satellites at the required pace and cost is a major industrial execution challenge; cost overruns or delays could impair MDA's Satellite Systems margins. | Space Systems revenue declined 6% in FY2025 due to wind-down of a canceled classified Space Force program and losing the NGI (Next-Generation Interceptor) contract to Lockheed; recovery depends on new wins.; Sole-source SLS SRB position faces existential risk if NASA accelerates the Starship Human Landing System and reduces Artemis mission count post-Artemis III. |
| Next catalyst | ispace APEX 1.0 Mission 3 launch (2027) | Canadarm3 Phase C&D milestone deliverables (2026–2027) (2026-2027) | Gateway HALO + PPE combined launch (lunar orbit) (2027-Q4) |
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