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20 2021 ESG REPORT In 2017, we began partnering with the Brooke Owens Fellowship, a nonprofit organization that helps women and gender-minority students obtain aerospace internships. The fellowship is named after Dawn Brooke Owens, a NASA space policy expert who overcame many obstacles to become a pilot and aerospace industry trailblazer. Owens was a strong supporter of organizations that empower women and girls. "Maxar is proud to help the next generation of mappers learn how to create maps to have an impact in their communities." Matthew Gibb, Maxar Supervisor of Geospatial Tradecraft, GeoHornet Mapping Coach Empowering Women and People of Color in Aerospace Careers In 2021, we extended our diversity efforts by aligning with the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship, which supports Black undergraduate students interested in aerospace careers. We welcomed our sixth Owens fellow and first two Smith fellows in our 2021 110-person intern class, which was more than 50% diverse. Throughout the year, we pursued numerous opportunities to expose more people to aerospace careers. In March, for example, we joined the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to facilitate the GeoHornet mapathon at Harris-Stowe State University, a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). Students used our OpenStreetMap—a free, online, crowdsourced map of the world—to develop their mapping and geospatial technology skills and learn more about geospatial industry careers. One of the mapathon goals was to support local neighborhood development and improvement. Mapping requires information about buildings to render a fully detailed picture. The students mapped nearly 600 buildings in north St. Louis, helping create more accurate, in-depth maps of under-developed northside neighborhoods that can be used for research or revitalization projects.