1. Astrium Suborbital Space Plane project RAeS – AAAF Space Tourism Symposium Toulouse, 12 March 2008 Hugues Laporte-Weywada Senior VP, Deputy Chief Technical Officer EADS Astrium

2. This document is the property of Astrium. It shall not be communicated to third parties without prior written agreement. Its content shall not be disclosed. p2 ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08 AERONAUTIC 1900 - today: From experiments … 1903 1997 1960 1955 1935 1927 1920 2007 … to commercial activity

3. This document is the property of Astrium. It shall not be communicated to third parties without prior written agreement. Its content shall not be disclosed. p3 ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08 SPACE ACCESS 1950 - today : From experiments … 1957 ? 1981 1979 1969 1961 1997 … to commercial activity

4. This document is the property of Astrium. It shall not be communicated to third parties without prior written agreement. Its content shall not be disclosed. p4 ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08 Space : a Human adventure  Going into space is the dream of mankind  Icarus, Leonardo da Vinci, Lielienthal = dream of aeronautic  Jules Verne, Hergé = dream of flying to the moon  Yuri Gagarin: around the earth on April 12, 1961  Frank Borman, James Lowell and William Anders: Moon tour on December 24, 1964  Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin: first Moon walk on July 20, 1969  Eugene Cernan: last Moon walk on 19 December, 1972  But only 500 people (including 1% “tourists”) could go in Space up to now…

5. This document is the property of Astrium. It shall not be communicated to third parties without prior written agreement. Its content shall not be disclosed. p5 ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08 Astrium vision Going into Space … …will be the next frontier for space commercial activity

6. This document is the property of Astrium. It shall not be communicated to third parties without prior written agreement. Its content shall not be disclosed. p6 ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08 Astrium Space Plane Concept  4 PAX + 1 pilot in a vehicle “business jet like”, equipped with rocket engine:  Wide cabin offering excellent comfort and numerous large windows  2 business jet standard aero engines  Lox Methane environment friendly Astrium developed rocket propulsion  Space Plane scheduled for minimum 10 years of operation, 1 flight per week, with regular exchange of the rocket engine every 30 flights  The development and production activity will involve the European sites of Astrium, of the EADS group and other industrial partners

7. This document is the property of Astrium. It shall not be communicated to third parties without prior written agreement. Its content shall not be disclosed. p7 ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08 Flight profile Jet propelled Rocket No propulsion 100 km Time Rocket engine ignition Aero engine cutoff Rocket Engine Cut-Off acceleration 3 g Transition from Space to Aeronautic mode Aerobraking in atmosphere Max decceleration 4,5g Aircraft climb Aircraft landing Weightless Culmination above 100 km 12 km

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9. This document is the property of Astrium. It shall not be communicated to third parties without prior written agreement. Its content shall not be disclosed. p9 ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08 Competitive advantages  Comfort  Cabin and seat specific design, large cabin volume, numerous large windows  Attractive cabin by Marc Newson famous designer  Safety  Safe concept:back-off provided at all points of trajectory Safe descent / landing thanks tohigh aerodynamic performances and re-ignited turbofans  Safe design by experienced aerospace group EADS, careful and extensive flight testing scheduled  Low Operation Cost  Business jet + regular exchange of Rocket Engine

10. This document is the property of Astrium. It shall not be communicated to third parties without prior written agreement. Its content shall not be disclosed. p10 ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08 Business aspects  Increasing suborbital Space Tourism Market  Several thousands of passengers per year in the world in 2020  Steady production of several vehicles per year to satisfy the market  Innovative funding solutions for a space project…  Mainly Private funding (Private financial partners, Industrial Risk sharing partners) with payback coming from commercial operations  Other funding as a complement (regions, Innovation agencies …), based on technological activities and local development interest

11. This document is the property of Astrium. It shall not be communicated to third parties without prior written agreement. Its content shall not be disclosed. p11 ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08 What can this project bring?  Credible business growth opportunity  New funding for Space development, not taping institutional space funding  Regular Production activity  Birth of a new business  Growth potential towards number of spin off missions (scientific, homeland security…)  Big step toward future transportation systems (high speed transportation, quick access to space)  Enhance technological knowledge  Reusable propulsion, progress toward environment friendly clean transportation vehicle  light structures, light avionics… And… bring Space closer to people

12. This document is the property of Astrium. It shall not be communicated to third parties without prior written agreement. Its content shall not be disclosed. p12 ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08 Will you enjoy a ride with us?