MEDIA ADVISORY

On May 3, 2002, representatives of SPACEHAB Inc. will participate in the third annual Space Day to be held at Divine Mercy Catholic School on Merritt Island, Florida. Marty McLelland, vice president in charge of the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility (SPPF) in Cape Canaveral, and Janet Craig, facility security officer for SPACEHAB subsidiary Astrotech Space Operations, based in Titusville, will represent the company at the school's event and inform students about the work that SPACEHAB and Astrotech do in Florida and elsewhere.

Divine Mercy's Young Astronaut Club is sponsoring the Space Day event, which will also feature representatives of NASA and other aerospace companies operating on Florida's Space Coast. Divine Mercy has students in grades pre-K to Grade 8. The Space Day event will take place in the gymnasium at Divine Mercy, 1940 North Courtenay Parkway, Merritt Island. Invited guests at the event and members of the Young Astronaut Club will be giving presentations throughout the day.

Space Day, celebrated each year on the first Thursday in May (Divine Mercy's Space Day event is taking place a day later this year), is a global celebration dedicated to achievements, benefits and opportunities in the exploration and use of space. The goal of Space Day is to advance science, math and technology education and to inspire young people to realize the vision of the world's space pioneers. SPACEHAB is one of more than 70 partners in Space Day (www.spaceday.com).

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. Its Johnson Engineering subsidiary supports astronaut training and space station 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. Additionally, through The Space Store, Space Media provides space merchandise to the public and space enthusiasts worldwide (www.thespacestore.com).

For more information, contact:
Linda Billings
Director of Communications
SPACEHAB, Inc. - Washington Office
Phone 202/488-3500 x. 201
Fax 202/488-8251
billings@hqspacehab.com