Jim Slavin, ST5 project scientist at Goddard said, "The lessons learned
from the development and flight of ST5's three full -service micro-spacecraft
constitute a major step toward the use of constellations or swarms of small
spacecraft to accomplish science that cannot be done with a single spacecraft,
no matter how capable .
More information about Orbital can be found at
http://www.

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military's need for responsive space launch capabilities, the
company stated today.

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Planning includes support by Russian
Soyuz spacecraft; the U. They reaffirmed their commitment to continue the
unprecedented international cooperation that has characterized the
International Space Station Program to date.----Orbital Sciences
Corporation (NYSE:ORB) was recently awarded a launch services contract
by the U.orbital.

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They start out only a few meters apart. The HOA
endorsed the Multilateral Coordination Board approved ISS configuration . Both Raptor 1 and Raptor 2 vehicles will employ the most
current generation of avionics equipment that have been developed by
Orbital as a common modular suite across all of the company's launch
vehicle product lines.

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The ST5 project was built and tested at Goddard for NASA's Science Mission
Directorate.

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Air Force involving two new small launch vehicles to serve
the U. Both vehicles are approximately 55 feet in
overall length and weigh 50,000 pounds at liftoff, not including the
satellite payload.

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WASHINGOTN, NASA's Space Technology 5
successfully launched today at 9:04 a. It is an instrumental part of the New Millennium Program, which
develops and tests critical and revolutionary technologies needed to enable
future endeavors in space.
The Heads of Agency agreed to meet again in fall 2005 to review progress
on planned ISS activities.com

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Joint Statement by International Space Station Heads of Agency

Of particular interest
to the Partners is increased use of the Space Station and early opportunities
for an enhanced crew of greater than three after the Space Shuttle returns to
flight.

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ST5 is testing new micro-spacecraft technologies and operations'
techniques . EST, as the spacecraft
passed over the McMurdo Ground Station in Antarctica.
Art Azarbarzin , ST5 project manager at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center,
Greenbelt, Md.
"During the first day , we ensure the three craft are correctly operating. The company's primary products are satellites and
launch vehicles, including geostationary and low-orbit spacecraft for
communications, remote sensing and scientific missions; ground- and
air-launched rockets that deliver satellites into orbit; and missile
defense boosters that are used as interceptor and target vehicles.

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EST, from Vandenberg Air Force Base,
Calif.
During the next few days, we deploy and test the magnetometer booms.
At this meeting, the Heads of Agency (HOA) reviewed the status of ongoing
ISS operations and NASA 's plans for Space Shuttle return to flight.

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For information about the ST5 project and mission on the Web, visit:

http://www.

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, described next week's planned activities for the spacecraft.

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, on a Pegasus XL rocket.

Orbital Awarded Contract by U.S. Air Force to Provide Responsive Launch Vehicles; Company to Offer Two Air-Launched ''Raptor'' Vehicles Based on Flight-Proven

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Both
Raptor vehicles are designed to be air-launched to provide unrivaled
operational flexibility.

About Orbital

Orbital is one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers
of affordable space systems for commercial, civil government and
military customers.
Orbital also offers space-related technical services to government
agencies and develops and builds satellite -based transportation
management systems for public transit agencies and private vehicle
fleet operators.

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NASA's Space Technology 5 Satellites Soar Into Space

m. Finally
we prepare them for the science demonstration and make any necessary
orientation adjustments," Azarbarzin said.
The Partners discussed and agreed on plans for continued support of the
ISS, consistent with planned Station research and use.

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"
Although small compared to their counterparts, each of the spacecraft is
considered full service. Within approximately 20 days, they
are placed into a formation 40 to 200 km (approximately 25 to 125 miles) apart
from each other to perform coordinated multi-point measurements of the Earth's
magnetic field.
The Raptor 1 is a winged, 3-stage solid rocket vehicle carried to
launch altitude and released from beneath a carrier aircraft, much as
Oribtal's Pegasus space booster is currently operated.

The science and technology of the study and exploration of space .

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This cooperation has enabled the
Partnership to safely maintain human presence on-orbit and keep the
International Space Station in a productive state of operations and use,
including the continued use of Canadarm2, during the hiatus in Space Shuttle
flights.nasa.

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The three spacecraft will conduct science validation using
measurements of the Earth's magnetic field collected by the miniature boom -
mounted magnetometers on each.
Initial contact with ST5 was made at 9:27 a. The
partners reaffirmed their agencies' commitment to meet their ISS obligations;
to complete Station assembly by the end of the decade; and to use and further
evolve the ISS in a manner that meets their research and exploration
objectives.
Space Station transportation needs will be met by a mix of support
vehicles from across the Partnership.S. Orbital was awarded two contracts to develop
technical documentation for these vehicles as the first step toward
delivery of launch services under a $100 million indefinite
delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract announced by the
government last week.

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Each micro-satellite weighs approximately 25 kilograms
(55 pounds) when fully fueled and is about the size of a 13 inch television. WASHINGTON, The heads of space agencies from the
United States, Russia, Japan, Europe and Canada met in Montreal today to
review and further advance International Space Station (ISS) cooperation. They also confirmed
their readiness to proceed with Space Station assembly, when the Space Shuttle
returns to flight during the May-June 2005 timeframe.

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They contain power, propulsion, communications,
guidance, navigation and control functions found in larger spacecraft .gov/st5

For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:

http://www.
For information about NASA, the International Space Station, Space Shuttle
Return to Flight, and agency programs on the Web, visit:

http://www. The Raptor 2 is
air-launched from a C-17 military cargo and transport aircraft, using
a parachute-based extraction system recently demonstrated on Orbital's
successful flight of the Medium Range Target (MRT) vehicle earlier
this year.

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The ISS Heads of Agency expressed their appreciation for the outstanding
work being conducted by the Space Station on-orbit crews.

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Miniaturized components and technologies are integrated into each of the
ST5 micro-satellites. This type of measurement is useful for future missions that
will study the effect of solar activity on the Earth's magnetosphere; the
magnetic bubble that surrounds Earth and helps to protect it from harmful
space radiation. Space Shuttle; the automated logistics re-supply
capabilities provided by Russian Progress vehicles; the ATV and HTV spacecraft
to be provided by Europe and Japan respectively; as well as the capabilities
from potential future commercial providers.

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The spacecrafts' orbit is a "string of pearls," in a near-Earth polar
elliptical that will take them from approximately 300 kilometers (190 miles)
to 4,500 kilometers (2,800 miles) from the planet.S.S. Orbital has named the vehicles Raptor 1 and
Raptor 2, the designs of which are based upon the flight-proven
technology from Orbital's highly successful family of space launch
vehicles, which have carried out nearly 50 missions over the past 15
years with a strong record of on-time and on-cost performance.

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