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SPACEHAB Submits Proposal for NASA Space Station Logistics
Tuesday March 7, 5:07 pm ET
Company Teams with Prominent Industry Experts to Commercially Provide Space Access Services
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2006--SPACEHAB, Incorporated (NASDAQ/NMS:SPAB - News), a leading provider of commercial space services, announced today that the Company has submitted its proposal to NASA to demonstrate its capability to provide commercial cargo transportation services to and from the International Space Station while providing space access to various customers worldwide.
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A team of internationally renowned aerospace veterans, SPACEHAB, MacDonald Dettwiler Associates (MDA) Systems, Inc. and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., propose to jointly develop and demonstrate a next generation commercial space service, called Apex, in response to NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Service (COTS) Demonstrations solicitation. This service offers frequent, reliable and affordable access to space in support of NASA's space station needs but also opens the door to commercial access to space by corporations, academic institutions and government users around the globe.
"Our Apex team provides a non-shuttle-based, end-to-end space access service that is an extension of the customer-responsive SPACEHAB service proven successful over the previous decade on numerous space shuttle and space station missions," stated Michael E. Kearney, SPACEHAB President and Chief Executive Officer. "As a pioneer in the development of the early stages of the space commerce market, SPACEHAB is ideally positioned to grow and expand the market via the COTS initiative and related commercial services."
SPACEHAB is moving forward with Apex maturity to ensure the success of commercial services to orbit while awaiting the results of the NASA competition. "Time is of the essence in developing the technical and market building blocks to initiate this service," said Kearney. Technical definition and payload services documentation is in full swing in anticipation for the Apex Systems Requirement Review in the fall of this year. The Apex team is refining its business case and pursuing detailed quotes from suppliers to further quantify pricing for early flights.
"Leveraging our success on previous missions to space, we have already begun to price and sell services on future Apex flights," added Kearney. "We have also been working with numerous other COTS bidders, providing a catalogue of processing, integration and operations capabilities that ensure we are engaged in this significant space commercialization initiative."
The Apex service features a family of mission-configurable spacecraft capable of achieving orbit on several families of launch vehicles. Through a patent-pending spacecraft design initiated over one year ago, SPACEHAB's Apex spacecraft have the ability to ferry equipment and other payload to orbit, rendezvous with and berth to the International Space Station and dispose of or return equipment and experiment results. Apex is designed to evolve to support human transportation, as needed, following space shuttle retirement. The spacecraft utilizes readily adaptable systems and technologies, such as the segmented SPACEHAB payload module, a Ball Aerospace satellite bus and MDA's automated rendezvous and proximity operations subsystem.
Rein spekulativ sollte der Kurs bis zum Start der Discovery im Mai 2006 auf USD 1,50 bis 2,00 anziehen. Bei einer reibungslosen erfolgreichen Mission wäre ein höheres Kursziel möglich.
Spacehab sollte auch in nächster Zeit größere Aufträge von der NASA erhalten.
Bezügl. der Finanzen sieht es bis dato nicht so rosig aus, könnte sich aber auch in nächster Zeit ändern.
Spacehab ist einer der wichtigsten Zulieferer für die NASA - deshalb kann ich mir persönlich nicht vorstellen das der Kurs noch weiter fällt.
ALLES SPEKULATIV
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STRONG BUY
Wenn das mit dem 500 Mio-$-Deal klappen sollte, halte ich 2$ für die unterste Grenze!
Im übrigen steigt und fällt SPAB mit den Starts der Shuttles und der nächste Start ist nicht mehr lange hin!
SPACEHAB ist einer der Favoriten
(Vielleicht heute USD 1,80)
SPACEHAB Subsidiary Wins $20.0 Million Spacecraft Facility Contract
Tuesday November 14, 9:40 am ET
Additional Spacecraft Accommodations to be Developed in California
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SPACEHAB, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SPAB - News), a leading provider of commercial space services, announced today that its Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary has been awarded a $20.0 million contract to design and build a payload processing facility for the U.S. Government, Office of Space Launch.
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This facility, to be used for pre-launch spacecraft processing, will be located on the Company's existing 60-acre site at Vandenberg Air Force Base and will enhance the West Coast capabilities already provided. Under a firm fixed-price contract with the Government, design work begins immediately with construction commencing March 2007 and concluding September 2009. Under the terms of the contract, the Company will design and construct the facility to government requirements while maintaining ownership and operation of the facility.
"This contract not only gives us the means to support the needs of this latest customer, but helps us grow our operations and service offerings to all customers on the West Coast," said Jim Royston, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Astrotech. The Company currently owns and operates a full-service facility for processing satellites and upper stages at Vandenberg Air Force Base, supporting expendable Atlas, Delta, Pegasus, and Taurus launches from the Western Range. The new facility will include 8,000 square feet of additional capacity that enables the processing of payloads that will utilize up to five-meter fairings.
The Company was awarded a $1.2 million contract in May 2006 to perform the feasibility study and preliminary design for this payload processing facility. The contract called for an engineering and concept development report for a new processing facility and associated infrastructure. As intended, this effort led to the contract award for final design and construction of the processing facility.
Astrotech has extensive experience in designing, building, and operating spacecraft processing facilities. The Company's Titusville, Florida location is situated on a 62-acre tract approximately three miles west of Kennedy Space Center, adjacent to the Spacecoast Regional Airport. This complex consists of nine major buildings dedicated to spacecraft non-hazardous processing, hazardous processing, payload storage, warehouse storage, and customer office accommodations. With over 150,000 square feet of facility space, Astrotech processes virtually all U.S.-based commercial spacecraft at this location and a considerable percentage of government payloads.
About SPACEHAB, Incorporated
Incorporated in 1984, SPACEHAB (www.spacehab.com) is a leading provider of commercial space products and services to NASA, international space agencies, Department of Defense, and private customers worldwide. The Company offers end-to-end space access solutions, space systems development, mission integration and pre-launch processing facilities and services, and large-scale government program support services. From securing a spaceflight opportunity and facilitating the integration of spacecraft and payloads for launch, to developing human habitats, supplying the International Space Station, and coordinating the transport and operation of cargo and experiments to and from orbit, SPACEHAB clearly demonstrates that "We Mean Business in Space."
The statements in this document may contain forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, trends, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different from the forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not limited to, continued government support and funding for key space programs, product performance and market acceptance of products and services, as well as other risk factors and business considerations described in the company's Securities & Exchange Commission filings including the annual report on Form 10-K. Any forward-looking statements in this document should be evaluated in light of these important risk factors. The Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Contact:
SPACEHAB, Inc., Houston
Kimberly Campbell, 713-558-5049
Vice President
Corporate Marketing and Communications
campbell@spacehab.com
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