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Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Spacex.com 1 Rocket Road Hawthorne (Los Angeles) CA USA 1212 New York Ave, Suite 1025 Washington DC USA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Spacex.com SpaceX Overview Founded in mid-2002 with the goal of providing high reliability, low cost space transportation. Over 450 employees — growing at minimum 50% per year. HQ has 550,000 sq ft of manufacturing production and offices. State of the art propulsion and structural test facility in Texas. Launch complexes at Kwajalein, the Cape and Vandenberg AFB. SpaceX recently has become an approved NASA Launch Services provider Central TexasCape CanaveralSouthern California HeadquartersKwajalein 2

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Spacex.com Falcon 1 Rocket Omelek Island Pacific Launch SiteLiftoff! 2003 – Began detailed design & development 25 March Maiden demonstration launch – 29 seconds 21 March Second launch reached 297 km altitude & 5.1 km / sec End of June Next flight with DoD ORS Office as primary payload Falcon 1 - View from 297 km altitude 3

Falcon Launch Vehicle Evolution Improved vehicle robustness Better procedures & added personnel Improved software health monitoring & launch automation Falcon 1 Demo Flight 1 3/2006 Falcon 1 Demo Flight 2 3/2007 Falcon 1 Flight 3 2Q 2008 Falcon 9 5m Fairing (2009) Falcon 9 Dragon (2009) Common first and second stages (including engines, interstage, etc.) Dragon used for Space Station servicing missions, up and down crew and cargo transport, orbital experiments, etc. Improved vehicle robustness Added slosh baffles Upgraded engine from Merlin 1A to Merlin 1C Lighter weight 2014 Al upper stage F1 and F9 share similar architecture F9 uses nearly the same Merlin 1C engine Similar software and avionics Similar launch and ground operations Lessons learned from Falcon 1 applied to F9 Higher thrust engine Lengthened first stage Larger payload fairing Al-Li upper stage Available starting 2010 Falcon 1e (2010) Initial vehicle 4

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Spacex.com NASA COTS Program Commercial Cargo and Crew Program (C3P0) or “COTS”  Demonstrate ISS servicing with possible follow-on business of ISS servicing after Shuttle retirement  Encourage the growth of the commercial space industry, resulting in lower costs to all buyers  Fixed Price, Commercial Milestone-based “Space Act Agreement” COTS Capabilities (A-C = cargo; D = manned) A: External Cargo supply B: Internal Cargo supply C: Internal Cargo return D: Crew Supply/Return COTS Capability-D (crew option) exists under the SpaceX SAA COTS Phase II RFP process: proposals due in June 2008; awards expected in November 2008

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Spacex.com November 2002

May 2008

8 Cape Canaveral Launch Facility SpaceX SLC-40 Demolition of legacy Umbilical Tower (8 January 2008) Demolition of legacy Mobile Service Tower (27 April 2008) Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Spacex.com Thrust frame & plumbing for nine engines First stage mated with thrust frameRaising first stage tank on to test stand Falcon 9 first stage tank in production - Same diameter and length as a Boeing 737 Designed to NASA man-rating safety margins Engine out reliability similar to Saturn I & Saturn V Lift off mass is 325 tons standard, 885 tons for heavy 10 tons to LEO, 5 tons to GTO Pricing starts at $37M all inclusive 9 Falcon 9 Rocket

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Spacex.com Falcon 9 Progress Welded Injector 1 st stage test firing with multiple engines Merlin development complete Texas Test Stand Complete

Falcon 9 First Stage Three Engine Test VTS3-010 Mar 8, 2008 Falcon 9 – Preparing for First Flight

Dragon Spacecraft Nose Cone Berthing Mechanism Pressurized Section Draco Thrusters Trunk (Unpressurized) Service Section Maximum Diameter3.7 m Capsule Length w/ Nose Cone4.5 m Capsule Length (w/o Nose Cone)3.1 m Trunk Length3.0 m Total Cargo Mass2590 kg Isogrid Pressure Vessel Panel Trunk Structure Composite Sample Dragon Heat Shield Prototype 1:3 scale Model Splash Test Dragon Engineering Model 12

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Spacex.com SpaceX COTS Overall Progress  Met all contractual COTS deadlines (10) to date – a mix of techinical and financial milestones;  Five engine test fire coming up; Nine engines in September  Successful Draco thruster hotfire in March; Demo 3 PDR set for June;  Launch dates for cargo missions adjusted as follows: June 2009: Dragon Demo C1: Core Functionality - Five-hour “up-and-back” mission tests fundamentals November 2009: Dragon Demo C2: ISS Flyby - Five-day mission in which Dragon flies within 10 km of ISS and closes space-to-space communications link March 2010: Dragon Demo C3: ISS Berthing - Execute a demonstration of delivery of sim-cargo to ISS and return safely to Earth  Passed NASA ISS Safety Review Panel (SRP) in record time.  Pursuing FAA Commercial Licenses for COTS Launches and Reentries.  Per FAA regs, will pursue TPL insurance for COTS flights.  Cash-flow positive (14 contracted launches, including a mix of domestic and international customers.

CustomerLaunchVehicleDeparture Point DARPA Demo Flight 1 - LaunchedMarch 24, 2006Falcon 1Kwajalein DARPA Demo Flight 2 - LaunchedMarch 20, 2007Falcon 1Kwajalein DoD ORS Office & ATSB (Malaysia)Q2 2008*Falcon 1Kwajalein ATSB (Malaysia)Q3 2008*Falcon 1Kwajalein US GovernmentQ4 2008*Falcon 9Cape MDA Corporation (Canada)2009Falcon 9Cape Avanti Communications (UK)2009Falcon 9Cape NASA COTS – Demo 12009Falcon 9Cape NASA COTS – Demo 22009Falcon 9Cape SpaceDev2009Falcon 1Cape or Kwajalein NASA COTS – Demo 32010Falcon 9Cape MDA Corporation (Canada)2010Falcon 1Kwajalein Swedish Space Corporation2010Falcon 1Kwajalein Bigelow Aerospace2011Falcon 9Cape * Hardware at launch site. 14 Current Launch Manifest

Summary SpaceX is committed to being a reliable launch service provider for the long term - Significant expansion of capability with investment in new headquarters, manufacturing systems and launch sites -Proven state-of-the-art facility that provides test-like-you-fly capabilities - Growing workforce of skilled engineers and technicians with flight hardware experience Current contracts with government and commercial customers demonstrate a confidence in the Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Dragon and SpaceX SpaceX is now an approved NASA Launch Services provider offering reliable, low cost access to Earth orbit and beyond SpaceX stands poised to help close the imminent gap in domestic cargo and crew transportation to the International Space Station 15

1 Rocket Road Hawthorne CA USA 1212 New York Ave, Suite 1025 Washington DC USA