Since Jan. 1, Maxar Technologies has revamped operations, installed new leadership and incorporated in the United States. Now, the company is exploring the intersections of its legacy business units as it looks for ways to expand its government and commercial product lines. In the government arena, Maxar is drawing on satellite manufacturing expertise honed at SSL to build spacecraft for NASA, fly hosted payloads, attract new commercial customers and potentially sell satellites to the U.S. Defense Department. NASA selected Maxar in May to develop the Power and Propulsion Element for the lunar Gateway. In July, NASA announced plans to send its Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution (TEMPO) sensor into orbit on a Maxar-built communications satellite.
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