Spar Aerospace was a Canadian aerospace company that produced equipment for the Canadian Space Agency to be used in cooperation with NASA Space Shuttle program, most notably the Canadarm remote manipulator system. The company later went through a series of mergers and acquisitions and its business became part of MDA.
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Agency TypeHistorical Canadian aerospace and space robotics company 1 Founded YearFounded in Brampton, Ontario as Special Products and Applied Research (SPAR) through a management buyout of de Havilland Canada's Special Products division and Avro Canada's Applied Research unit. HeadquartersBrampton, Ontario, Canada 1 Founding location; the article names no later headquarters address before the space division was sold in 1999. HeadLarry Clarke (founding president) 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: Spar Aerospace
WikipediaLead extract, company description
SPAR Aerospace was a Canadian aerospace company. It produced equipment for the Canadian Space Agency to be used in cooperation with NASA's Space Shuttle program, most notably the Canadarm, a remote manipulator system.
History section, 1967 founding account
The company was originally formed in 1967 in Brampton, Ontario through a management buyout of de Havilland Canada's Special Products division and Avro Canada's Applied Research unit.
History section, first president account
Larry Clarke led the formation of the company and was its first president.
In Group: United States Space Agencies and Institutes, Lead sentence
It produced equipment for the Canadian Space Agency to be used in cooperation with NASA's Space Shuttle program, most notably the Canadarm, a remote manipulator system.
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