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Old May 4th 04, 11:32 PM
Jacques van Oene
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Boeing Executive Inducted Into Astronaut Hall of Fame

ST. LOUIS, May 4, 2004 - Richard Covey, vice president of Support Operations
for Boeing [NYSE: BA] Integrated Defense Systems, was inducted Saturday into
the Astronaut Hall of Fame at a special ceremony at the Kennedy Space Center
in Florida.

Honorees were selected by a blue-ribbon committee composed of former NASA
officials and flight controllers, journalists, historians and other space
authorities. The Astronaut Hall of Fame honors astronauts for their
accomplishments in space and contributions to the advancement of space
exploration.

"We are honored to have Dick Covey on our team," Boeing President and CEO
Harry Stonecipher said. "The entire Boeing Company salutes his achievements
and we congratulate him on being inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame."

Covey is a veteran of four space flights, beginning his astronaut career in
August 1979. He flew on Discovery in 1985 and Atlantis in 1990. In 1993,
Covey commanded Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space
Telescope - one of the most difficult missions ever attempted. In 1998 Covey
piloted Discovery, when he and four other veteran astronauts were the first
to fly the redesigned spacecraft following the Challenger accident.

"I have always felt extremely fortunate to be a member of America's
Astronaut core," Covey said. "To be selected by my peers to join the
Astronaut Hall of Fame - to join those early astronauts who preceded me - is
truly a privilege."

Covey joined The Boeing Company in 1996 as division director for McDonnell
Douglas' Houston Operations. He has served as vice president of Boeing
Houston Operations and vice president of Boeing Space Operations. In 2002,
he became vice president of Boeing Support Operations, an organization
providing system engineering, facility/system maintenance and operations,
spacecraft operations support and logistical support to the U.S. Department
of Defense, other U.S. government agencies and commercial businesses at more
than 20 locations worldwide.

Covey currently serves as co-chairman of the Stafford-Covey Return to Flight
Task Group, which is making an independent assessment of NASA's
implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board Space Shuttle
return to flight recommendations.

Prior to joining NASA, Covey was the U.S. Air Force Joint Test Force
Director for F-15 electronic warfare systems developmental and production
verification testing. He is a highly decorated combat pilot, whose honors
include two Defense Distinguished Service Medals, the NASA Distinguished
Service Medal and five Distinguished Flying Crosses.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of
the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St.
Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $27 billion business. It
provides systems solutions to its global military, government and commercial
customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance; the world's largest military aircraft manufacturer; the
world's largest satellite manufacturer and a leading provider of space-based
communications; the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense;
NASA's largest contractor; and a global leader in launch services. For more
information, visit http://www.boeing.com/ids.

The Astronaut Hall of Fame opened in 1990 by the Mercury Seven Foundation, a
foundation established in 1984 by the six surviving members of America's
original Mercury astronauts and Mrs. Betty Grissom, widow of the seventh, to
create a site where space travelers could be remembered. The Foundation
seeks to preserve the United States' leadership role in science and
technology through the provision of scholarships to college students
pursuing degrees in the fields of science and engineering. In 1995 the
Foundation broadened its membership to include astronauts from the Gemini,
Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs and changed its name to the
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Today, the foundation funds $144,500 in
scholarships annually.

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Contacts:
Kimberlee Beers
The Boeing Company
(562) 797-5090


Edward Memi
The Boeing Company
(281) 226-4029




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Old May 5th 04, 06:18 AM
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I read this initially as "Boeing Executive Indicted..."

--Damon

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Old May 5th 04, 04:43 PM
Jim Kingdon
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I read this initially as "Boeing Executive Indicted..."

grin. That's been in the news also. The lease deal with the aerial
tankers for the Air Force:

http://www.gwinnettdailyonline.com/G...FBDEC0BA4B.asp

Or the pilfering of Lockheed Martin documents for the EELV bidding:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm..._boeing28.html
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Old May 5th 04, 06:34 PM
Nicholas Fitzpatrick
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... In 1998 Covey
piloted Discovery, when he and four other veteran astronauts were the first
to fly the redesigned spacecraft following the Challenger accident.


..... oops ... hopefully fact-checks this properly, before they carve
it in stone! (STS-26 was, of coure, in 1988!)

Nick
 




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