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New Las Cruces Rocket Company X-Prize Competitor

June 1, 2006, Newly relocated to Las Cruces, Lee Rush President
of Thrugate Aerospace told the X-Prize Foundation that Thrugate would
be competing for the Five Hundred Thousand dollar proposed NASA X-Prize
Re-usable Rocket competition at the X-Prize Cup in October.

John Gedmark of the X-Prize Foundation called Thrugate
Aerospace on Tuesday May 9 2006 and asked if they were interested in
the Re-usable Rocket Competition to launch 50 lbs of payload to 5,000
feet.

If the last X-prize competition is any example, there could
also be a multi-million dollar contract for the winner.

"The odds are long but for an outfit our size the stakes are
high," said Lee. NASA is looking for a re-usable sounding rocket.

Last year the sounding rocket market in the U.S. grossed 100
million dollars and employed 100's of people. A re-usable rocket will
allow more work and jobs in a wide range of research from astronomy to
medicine, with the possibility of expanding the size of the market.

"Our current experimental rocket can be re-used many times.
Scaled up to competition size it could win the X-prize Cup and maybe
take a piece of the sounding rocket market," said Lee.

However, thrilled that such a prize is within their reach,
Thrugate's President is sober about the task ahead. "It's going
to take lots of work, lots of money, and more people. We'll have to
rely heavily on money from local sponsors and support from local
companies."

Individuals and businesses can help support Thrugate Aerospace
by visiting there website sponsors or signing up for their email
newsletter by sending donations of any amount to: Thrugate Aerospace
Po Box 1850 Mesilla Park NM 88047.

To learn more about Thrugate Aerospace visit www.thrugateaerospace.com

 




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