As humanity expands its reach throughout the solar system, Maxar continues to invest in new technologies and innovation that will drive us forward. At the beginning of the space race of the 1960s, Maxar was a commercial partner on the pioneering Apollo program, and now has been building reliable spacecraft for more than six decades. Our partnership with NASA runs deep, and we continue to progress on three missions that will advance humanity’s study of the universe.
Happy Pride Month! We celebrate the remarkable power, strength and resiliency of the LGBTQIA+ community. We are proud to foster a safe culture where every employee can claim their space and be themselves. In honor of Pride Month, Maxar’s Employee Resource Group, MaxPride, is hosting fun and informative activities, sharing resources and raising funds for The Trevor Project. Learn more about how we support our increasingly diverse workforce.
It’s exciting to be part of the Colorado commercial space race that will get the U.S. back on the Moon. Our part? We’re building the power and propulsion element, the foundational element of the Gateway, providing power, maneuvering, attitude control and communications systems for the lunar orbiting outpost. Gateway is a cornerstone of NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to land the first women and first person of color on the moon and enable future crewed missions to Mars.
“AAPI Heritage Month is a time for me to reflect on my experiences and my family's journey to America as refugees, as well as a time to learn about the culture and history of other AAPI groups. My ethnicity is Iu Mien. Most people have never heard of it and are unaware of our place within U.S. history, so I feel compelled to share my culture with others. It is important to acknowledge how vast the Asian Pacific diaspora is – each with its own language, food, and customs. There is so much diversity within the AAPI community, and that is what makes America beautiful.” – Lai Saechao, Maxar AAPI Employee Resource Group Co-lead Learn more about how we support and celebrate an increasingly diverse workforce.
For its second round of grants, the Maxar Better World Foundation decided to focus on helping veterans and active-duty military and their families, as well as asking Maxar team members to nominate organizations for consideration. The Foundation made grants to eight organizations totaling $185,000. Meet the grantees!
As a global organization, we know firsthand the strength and importance of diverse teams, that is why we remain committed to acting as a catalyst for change through our support and involvement in the Brooke Owens Fellowship and Patti Grace Smith Fellowship.
We are excited to announce our strategic investment in Blackshark.ai, a leading provider of AI-powered geospatial analytics services. The partnership represents our commitment to innovation within our 3D Earth Intelligence product portfolio.
We’re proud to be joining leaders of the space community in the Space Industry for Ukraine (SIFU), an initiative designed to fund and execute efforts that provide immediate humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine.
TomTom announced it has integrated Maxar Vivid imagery basemaps into its consumer and business mapping solutions. TomTom is a leading mapmaking company serving drivers, carmakers, global supply chain operators and developers, and its digital maps just became more robust for millions of people around the world. The integration of Vivid imagery basemaps provides a current, real-life contextual layer across Earth’s entire surface, allowing users to toggle between digitally derived navigation map views and Maxar’s high-resolution satellite imagery.
Our Purpose—For A Better World—is what we aspire to achieve with the work we do. It drives us forward, informs our decisions and, most importantly, makes what we do worthwhile. At every opportunity, we seek to harness our capabilities For A Better World. This means improving our own technological processes and outputs and connecting visionaries—big and small—with the information, infrastructure and services they need to make the world a better place. Learn more and see our work in action.
