Former Air Force Commander Joins SpaceX

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces that Colonel Scott Henderson
has joined the company. He will serve as the director of Mission Assurance and
Integration and will also handle Florida external relations, assisting with
state and local governmental, customer and media relations. Henderson will
primarily support former astronaut Ken Bowersox, vice president of SpaceX`s
Astronaut Safety and Mission Assurance office, working out of the company`s
Florida office.

Henderson joins SpaceX after 25 years in the United States Air Force (USAF), an
experience that began by earning a degree in Astronautical Engineering from the
U.S. Air Force Academy. His prestigious career in the USAF included assignments
in a wide variety of high level space operations and acquisition positions. A
certified acquisition professional, Henderson has also earned a masters degree
in Engineering Management from the Florida Institute of Technology and was a
National Defense Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Prior to SpaceX, Henderson held the position of Commander with the 45th Launch
Group at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida. His
responsibilities in this position focused on Department of Defense (DoD), civil
and commercial space launch-related activities. Henderson joins SpaceX just as
the company is preparing for the first Falcon 9 launch from CCAFS.

"Scott Henderson brings a great deal of operational launch experience and
technical expertise to our company," said Bowersox. "As we begin the first
flights of the Falcon 9/Dragon system, Henderson will serve as a critical link
between the SpaceX Safety, Mission Assurance, Operations and Integration teams."

About SpaceX

SpaceX is developing a family of launch vehicles and spacecraft intended to
increase the reliability and reduce the cost of both manned and unmanned space
transportation, ultimately by a factor of ten. With the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9
vehicles, SpaceX offers highly reliable/cost-efficient launch capabilities for
spacecraft insertion into any orbital altitude and inclination. Starting in
2010, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft will provide Earth-to-LEO transport of
pressurized and unpressurized cargo, including resupply to the International
Space Station (ISS).

Founded in 2002, SpaceX is a private company owned by management and employees,
with minority investments from Founders Fund and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The
SpaceX team now numbers over 800, with corporate headquarters in Hawthorne,
California. For more information, please visit the company's web site at
www.SpaceX.com.

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