MDA Space received a contract valued at $1 billion Canadian ($715 million) in June 2024 from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for Phase C and D development of Canadarm3, Canada’s main contribution to the Gateway. The Canadian government announced its intent in 2019 to offer the robotic arm to NASA for the Gateway, and in return received seats on two Artemis missions, including the assignment of Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen to Artemis 2.

The company said that it estimates less than $900 million Canadian of that contract remains as part of an overall MDA Space backlog of $4.8 billion Canadian.

In the call, Greenley said the work on Canadarm3 might be repurposed in some way for other lunar activities if Congress goes along with the cancellation of the Gateway. “NASA has signaled its commitment to work with Artemis partners, which include the Canadian Space Agency, on expanding opportunities for meaningful collaboration on the moon and Mars and to repurpose components for use in other missions,” he said.

He added that leadership of space agencies involved in Artemis are “all in discussions about where can they use all these different elements to do good things on the moon and make sure that everyone’s contributions are recognized and useful.”