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MDA Awarded $2.3 Million Study Contract for Mission to Mars
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.
March 25, 2003

Richmond, B.C. - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA)
announced today that the company's subsidiary, MD Robotics, has been
awarded a $2.3 million (CDN) contract by the Canadian Space Agency
(CSA) to fulfill a CSA commitment to NASA to jointly develop concepts
for the NASA-led Mars Science Laboratory mission.

Mag Iskander, Vice President of MDA's Robotics team, commented: "This
is a tremendous opportunity for Canadian scientists and engineers to
work with other world leaders in the development of Mars missions."

Without committing CSA or NASA to future phases, this work will allow
the Canadian space industry to remain at the leading edge in key
niche areas that could be relevant to any future missions to Mars.

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