ABOUT ROCKETPLANE, INC.

Rocketplane, Inc. is a commercial space transportation company focused on providing safe, reliable and low-cost access to space. With a diverse family of fully-reusable space vehicles and the ability to serve multiple space markets, the company is poised to redefine space transportation.

The company was formed through the combination of Rocketplane Kistler, Inc. (formerly known as Kistler Aerospace, Inc.) and Rocketplane Global, Inc. (formerly known as Rocketplane Limited, Inc.).

This combination created a new company, made up of two of the most entrepreneurial and technically mature companies in the New Space business community, with histories dating back to the start of the entrepreneurial space movement in the early 1990s. The Rocketplane team will provide unique sub-orbital and orbital commercial space transportation services for passengers and cargo through its fleet of highly reliable, cost effective, and reusable aerospace vehicles.

ABOUT ROCKETPLANE KISTLER, INC.

Rocketplane Kistler, Inc. is the developer of the K-1 fully reusable aerospace vehicle, designed to deliver payloads to orbit and provide a low-cost alternative to single-use expendable launch vehicles. The company intends the K-1 to become the reliable, low-cost provider of launch services for commercial, civil, and military payloads destined for Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO), as well as to and from the International Space Station (ISS).

The K-1 is a new class of vehicle. It is not an airplane, though it lands on land by means of parachutes and airbags. It is not an expendable rocket vehicle, since it returns to its launch site under its own power. Instead, the K-1 is a fully-reusable, two-stage aerospace vehicle based on highly reliable, fully characterized materials and technologies.

Rocketplane Kistler has adopted an innovative approach to design, build and operate the integrated K-1 system. Their fundamental design philosophy has been to choose the simplest and most reliable, available implementation of each function and component. They also utilize entirely commercial business practices that enable price and operations benefits to their customers.

In addition to cost reductions, the K-1 vehicle brings other benefits to customers. With its quick turnaround time, the K-1 introduces launch-on-demand service, eliminating schedule constraints that often affect time-sensitive businesses or missions. Existing space transportation customers will also enjoy significant reductions in insurance premiums resulting from the continual use of the same proven vehicle. Rocketplane Kistler expects to eventually approach the cost of aircraft insurance as experience accumulates. A commercially viable, fully reusable space transportation system is within two years of First Flight. With the K-1 vehicle, Rocketplane Kistler will lead the way into the new market frontier.

ABOUT ROCKETPLANE GLOBAL, INC.

Rocketplane Global, Inc. was founded in 2001 as an Oklahoma Corporation as the successor company to Pioneer Rocketplane - with a vision to be a driving force in the future of commercial space flight. Rocketplane opened its first office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in May 2004. In less than two years, RGI has grown to over fifty highly-skilled employees, three facilities in operation or under development, and is well underway in developing their first vehicle, the XP suborbital spaceplane, which will begin test flights in early 2009.

Rocketplane’s strongest asset is a skilled team of engineers, executives, analysts, managers, and support staff. The combined vision is creating a series of space vehicles to serve the markets in the suborbital, point-to-point, orbital access and beyond. Their spaceplane designs push the boundaries of conventional aerospace thinking as they strive for high reusability, reliable aircraft-like operations, and flexibility to serve a variety of military and commercial applications.

Rocketplane’s philosophy is built on the vision to make space travel a reality in this decade. Via strategic partnerships, Rocketplane is well-positioned with government, academia, and public/private business both domestically and internationally.