National Space Symposium Sponsorships Sold Out

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.(Mar. 21, 2002) -- Major event and facility sponsors for the 18th National Space Symposium, slated for April 8-11 at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, include Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Spectrum Astro, Raytheon Company, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Pratt & Whitney Space Propulsion, The Boeing Company, Eastman-Kodak, and Computer Sciences Corporation. With two weeks to go, all sponsorship opportunities have been sold. "We are extremely grateful to our long-time supporters who sponsor or exhibit with us each year as well as the new companies joining us for the first time. Their support enables us to put on a conference of superior caliber and value. With a sold out exhibit center and a full sponsorship list, we are bound to have the best show ever," remarked Elizabeth Eisenstat, the Space Foundation's Vice President, Service to Industry. Symposium sponsors and their events include:

• Alliance Spacesystems, Inc. - Refreshment Break
• Analytical Graphics, Inc. - Official Software
• The Boeing Company - Exhibit Center
• Booz Allen Hamilton - Cyberspace Center
• California Space Authority - Badge Lanyards
• Computer Sciences Corporation - Space Technology Hall of Fame Reception
• Eastman Kodak Company - Opening Night Reception
• Florida Space Authority - Refreshment Break
• Honeywell - Registration Tote Bag
• Infinite Links - Refreshment Break
• Integral Systems - Refreshment Break
• ITT Industries - Refreshment Break
• Lockheed Martin - Opening Ceremony
• Northrop Grumman - "Salute to America's Military Astronauts" Luncheon
• Oracle Corporation - Proceedings
• Orbital Sciences Corporation - Corporate Partnership Dinner
• Penwal Industries - Exhibitor Lounge
• Pratt & Whitney Space Propulsion - Corporate Partnership Reception
• Raytheon Company - Media Center
• Space.com - Web Site
• Space News - Official Publication
• SpaceVest - Official Poster
• Spectrum Astro - Space Technology Hall of Fame Dinner
• Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Refreshment Break
• Tivoli/IBM Software Group - Refreshment Break
• Veridian - Refreshment Break

The National Space Symposium is known as the only conference in the space industry that fully integrates the civil, national security and commercial space sectors. To register or to obtain more information, visit www.spacesymposium.org or call 1-800-691-4000. The Space Foundation is a national non-profit organization advancing space awareness and education. In addition to the National Space Symposium, the Foundation conducts the International Space Symposium, which is scheduled to take place in Toulouse, France, September 10-13, 2002.