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INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SPACE, SCIENCE AND INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS Supports STEM and space-based technology education with mentorship and events for students and underrepresented groups MDA team members promoted STEM careers during The Intrepids at the Montreal Science Centre. MDA participated in the three-day outdoor Eureka Festival promoting science in Montreal. Maxar supports STEM events focused on bringing more women into the male-dominated field. ■ Maxar's headquarters hosted the American Heart Association's Bring STEM to Life event that brought 150 high school girls together with STEM professionals to learn about career possibilities. The October 2019 event included breakout sessions, speed mentoring and an expo area. ■ MDA participated in a variety of Women in STEM activities, exposing about 700 students to MDA's Canadian space technology. WOMEN IN STEM ■ MDA ran two capstone projects in 2019 for Engineering Science students at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and Simon Fraser University (SFU). These practical, engaging and highly entrepreneurial development projects provide university students with a forum to tackle engineering problems of their own choosing in a dynamic and innovative way. MDA team members propose projects, mentor the teams, evaluate projects and host project presentations. ■ Every summer, the European Space Agency (ESA) hosts an international competition where teams of high school students compete to build data-collecting probes. In June 2019, students from St. Thomas More Collegiate made history as the first Canadian team to participate in the competition. These students worked with MDA engineers before competing and representing Canada in Italy. STUDENT MENTORING ■ MDA helps the SFU Aerospace Club, a group of 100 students who work on designing and building satellites, rockets and autonomous drones. MDA provides assistance during workshops, design team projects, research and development seminars and competitions. Students present their projects to the professionals at MDA for feedback and advice. Impact Report | maxar.com/impactreport 34