X PRIZE Team Summary

X PRIZE Team Summary Sheet INTERORBITAL SYSTEMS All the information given in this document has been cleared for official release by the X PRIZE Foundation Interorbital Systems (IOS). Quotes provided by IOS are shown in italics. For more information about IOS, please visit their web site at www.interorbital.com.

TEAM OVERVIEW DATA AT-A-GLANCE

TEAM SPECIFICATIONS Name: Interorbital Systems Leaders: Roderick and Randa Milliron Interorbital Systems (IOS), founded in 1996, is a Place: Mojave, California, USA privately funded aerospace corporation based in Registered with X PRIZE: 16 January 2003 Mojave, California. The company develops, Web: www.interorbital.com manufactures, and tests liquid rocket engines, space launch vehicles, and spacecraft. In addition, IOS provides end-to-end space launch services for its VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS own vehicles. IOS is presently engaged in the Name: Solaris X development of its Neptune-Solaris Orbital Wingspan/Body Diameter: Proprietary Spaceliner, a two-stage manned orbital launch Height: Proprietary vehicle. The orbiter stage in this configuration, the GTOW: Proprietary Solaris X rocket plane, is the company’s X PRIZE Dry Weight: Proprietary entry. Solaris X will become the flagship of IOS’ Crew Environment: Proprietary future suborbital space tourism operations. The No. of Engines: Proprietary Interorbital Systems team possesses a broad cross- Propulsion System: Single Stage, Liquid Propellants industry experience base, ranging from the academic Fuel: Proprietary disciplines of design, simulation, and analysis, to the Oxidizer: Proprietary hands-on skills of rocket prototyping, construction, Total Thrust: Proprietary and launch. Reaction Control System: Proprietary

TEAM LEADERS BACKGROUND MISSION SPECIFICATIONS Roderick Milliron is IOS’ Rocket Launch Site: Proprietary Systems Engineer, Chief Scientist, Ascent Method: Vertical Takeoff and President. With over twenty Max. Accel. Force on Ascent: Proprietary years of aerospace experience, Mr. Altitude at Engine Cut-off: Proprietary Milliron is an expert in the design of Time at Engine Cut-off: Proprietary liquid rocket engines, propellant Max. Speed: Proprietary delivery hardware, and rocket Max. Altitude: Proprietary steering systems. He is also responsible for the Time in Weightless Conditions: Proprietary complete launch vehicle design specifications. Reentry Method: Proprietary Accel. Forces on Descent: Proprietary Randa Relich Milliron is the IOS Chief Executive Landing Method: Horizontal Landing Officer. Ms. Milliron is in charge Total Duration: 25 Minutes of all IOS rocket hardware Landing Distance from Take-off Location: component testing, as well as the Proprietary coordination of promotion, sales Time Between Missions: 7 Days and marketing. Randa also handles regulatory, export, and launch licensing matters with the FAA, AST (Office of Commercial Space Transportation), and State Department.

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· Paul Garson (Cyberradiotv) VEHICLE/LAUNCH SYSTEM DESCRIPTION PRINT MEDIA · Fortune The IOS X PRIZE vehicle is designated Solaris X. It · Scientific American is a single stage vehicle using liquid propellants. All · Independent On Sunday (British Newspaper) other details of the launcher are proprietary at this · Matangi Tonga (Magazine) time. · Blue (Magazine) · Travel and Leisure (Magazine) PROPULSION SYSTEM · Details (Magazine) · Space News (Industry Periodical) Information concerning the propulsion system is · Aero-News.net proprietary at this time. · Los Angeles Daily News · Aerotech News (Industry Periodical) MISSION DESCRIPTION · Final Frontier (Magazine) · CNN.com The rocket plane takes off and lands vertically. · UniverseToday.com Other details of the mission are proprietary at this time. · SpaceDaily.com · CAUS.com HARDWARE & TESTS TEAM BACKGROUND Hardware tests include main engine components, steering system, ACS, inertial guidance, and telemetry. TEAM MEMBERS Eric Gullichsen: Guidance and Control, Telemetry PUBLICITY Dave Silsbee: Electronics Hardware Engineer David Miller: Software Engineer Andre Lavoie, PhD.: Stress Analyst PERSONAL APPEARANCES Max Pinkerton: Avionics Specialist · Space Frontier Foundation 1999-2002 Speakers Wally Funk: Rocket Pilot · Space Access 2002, Speakers · Pasadena Art Center College of Design, Guest X PRIZE QUOTE Lecturers, "Digital Dialogues" Series “The X Prize is ‘High Noon’ for the new · Return to the Moon Speakers 2002 commercial space movement. It provides a very · CSDC Bakersfield public venue for companies to prove the worth of · Vandenberg Space Day their space launch systems. It's a technology shoot- · International Liquid Propulsion Symposium, JPL out, from which only those with pure focus and true · Numerous other appearances at educational scientific talent will emerge victorious”

institutions and conferences – Randa Milliron TELEVISION AND RADIO PHILOSOPHY · The Space Show with David Livingston · CNN Moneyline “Interorbital Systems follows the philosophies of · Art Bell (two appearances) minimum cost design and of complete self-reliance · Australian Radio in developing and manufacturing its rocket engines · PBS (All Things Considered) and space launch vehicles. We use proven rocket · Planet (French Discovery Channel) technology and update it with microelectronics and · Tech TV modern materials, employing standard · Inside Space (Science Fiction Channel) manufacturing methods whenever possible. All engines and vehicle components, including software · Beyond 2000 (Discovery) and guidance, are produced in-house. By remaining · Real TV · Next Step (Discovery Channel)

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– Roderick Milliron

MISSION AND GOALS “We intend to begin suborbital manned space flight services with our X Prize flights. These suborbital launches are a prelude to the establishment of our orbital and lunar transportation systems. Interorbital Systems’ goal is to carry both cargo and humans between Earth and Moon and eventually to the rest of the Solar System.”

– Randa Milliron X PRIZE FOUNDATION Below is contact information for the X PRIZE Foundation.

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