Posted AT 11:42 AM EDT on 09/05/08
MDA's contract to support Space Station extended
VIRGINIA GALT
Globe and Mail Update
Toronto Hours after issuing his final veto on the proposed $1.3-billion sale of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates' space division to an American defence contractor, Industry Minister Jim Prentice said Friday his government will work hard to gain full access to U.S.
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