SPACEHAB Offers Commercial Space Access On Upcoming ATV Launch

SPACEHAB OFFERS COMMERCIAL SPACE ACCESS ON UPCOMING ATV LAUNCH

February 3, 2005 - SPACEHAB is pleased to announce the availability of
payload launch services to the International Space Station (ISS). The
services are provided on Progress or Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)
spacecraft and are offered for unpowered or self-powered experiments with a
total launch mass not exceeding 20 kg. On-orbit experiment
refrigeration/incubation services are also available within the Russian
segment of the ISS.

Most recently, SPACEHAB provided the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency with
launch of a protein crystal growth incubation system aboard a Progress
vehicle with subsequent operation aboard the ISS via a contract with
Mitsubishi Corporation, SPACEHAB's marketing representative in Japan.
"Commercial access to space is no longer limited to the space shuttle or
just a few expendable launch vehicles," said Dan A. Bland, Senior Vice
President, SPACEHAB Flight Services. "SPACEHAB has a wide range of space
research and logistics capabilities with the ability to get our customers
payloads into space on a variety of manned and unmanned spacecraft."

With nearly twenty successful missions on Progress and the space shuttle to
low Earth orbit, the International Space Station, and space station Mir, as
well as payload processing services performed on over 220 unmanned
spacecraft, SPACEHAB continues to provide flexible, affordable space access
and processing services to its clients. "SPACEHAB has always provided
competitive commercial access to space," said Michael E. Kearney, SPACEHAB
President and Chief Executive Officer. "The alliances we have built with
international space leaders including the European Space Agency and RSC
Energia, Russia's largest space company, will continue to keep us in the
forefront of this pioneering, growth market."

For more information on these services, catalog pricing rates, or to book
your payload on the next ATV mission, please contact Steve Brock at
713.558.5038 ) or visit SPACEHAB's website at
www.spacehab.com/sfs/pricing.htm.


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Jacques :-)

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