SPACEHAB EMPLOYEES RECEIVE COVETED NASA "SNOOPY" AWARD

SPACEHAB, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS: SPAB), a leading provider of commercial space services, announced that six employees have been awarded NASA's Silver Snoopy award. Provided by Space Flight Awareness, this prestigious honor is presented to individuals for outstanding efforts that contribute to the success of the human space flight program.

An astronaut always presents the Silver Snoopy award because it is the astronauts' own symbol for outstanding performance, supporting flight safety and mission success. Astronauts Doug Wheelock and Barbara Morgan were on hand to present these highly esteemed awards to the distinguished SPACEHAB winners.

Shannon Gumm was presented with the award for his exceptional design and fabrication of safety upgrades to key elements and trainers in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility (SVMF) at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Specifically, his development of the Laptop Desk Assembly received high praise from astronauts during training exercises citing the product as very innovative and worthy of additional study as a possible flight unit.

SVMF technician and facility manager, Clifford Dupree, received his Snoopy for the development and modifications of mockups and trainers in the SVMF such as the Flight Crew Systems Lab, Node 1 upgrades, the focus cargo block, service module, and ISS airlock. These efforts were well received as 'state-of-the-art mockups' for use as astronaut trainers.

Patrick Donovan listened in as Astronaut Doug Wheelock detailed to the SPACEHAB team Donovan's impact on the STS-97 Space Shuttle mission in solving the Solar Array tensioning cable problem. Donovan's work at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL), NASA's training pool, was relayed to the Mission Control Center to provide the on-orbit astronauts near real-time direction.

For his support of the NBL Integration and Engineering Team, Brent Carlisle was presented with his Silver Snoopy. Carlisle was specifically honored for his contributions in coordinating the complex mockup and trainer configurations that are directly responsible for the safe, timely, and superior performance of the Reconfiguration Diving Team at the NBL.

Astronaut Barbara Morgan pinned the Snoopy award on SPACEHAB's Liz Cross, citing her accomplishment for excellent work supporting the third ISS assembly flight on its Space Vision System lighting analysis. Cross' models and calculations for shadow predictions were hailed for being extraordinarily accurate and precise, the quality of which contributed to the success and safety of two space missions.

Manager of the International Space Station (ISS) Stowage Subsystem, Lee Silveira, received the Silver Snoopy for his outstanding support of the stowage of U.S. cargo on Russian Progress supply missions. Silveira's trips to Baikonour, Russia in his pursuit of perfection provided the much-needed hands-on representation for stowage of U.S. cargo that resulted in the smooth processing from the Russian Progress vehicle to the ISS.

This coveted award is a sterling silver pin, flown aboard the Space Shuttle, in the form of Snoopy wearing a space helmet and space suit. Recipients are also given a certificate and a letter of commendation, personally signed by an astronaut, citing appreciation of their outstanding performance. Based upon her astronaut training and experience, Morgan concluded the events stating, "the Snoopy is only given to 1% of the NASA and contractor workforce and the fact that six SPACEHAB employees are receiving the award during this round is just outstanding."

Founded in 1984, with more than $100 million in annual revenue, SPACEHAB, Inc., is a leading provider of commercial space services. The company develops, owns, and operates habitat and laboratory modules and cargo carriers aboard NASA's Space Shuttles. It also supports astronaut training and configuration management at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and builds space-flight trainers and mockups. SPACEHAB's Astrotech subsidiary provides commercial satellite processing services at facilities in California and Florida. SPACEHAB's newest strategic growth initiative, SPACEHAB Huntsville, will provide customer-focused end-to-end services to the space research community at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. SPACEHAB subsidiary Space Media, Inc.™, brings space into homes and classrooms worldwide with television and Internet broadcasting from the International Space Station, interactive education programs through STARS Academy (www.starsacademy.com), and space merchandise from The Space Store (www.thespacestore.com).

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Kimberly Campbell, Director of Marketing, SPACEHAB, Inc., ph. 713.558.5049, fax 713.558.5960, campbell@spacehab.com.

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