AERONAUTIC 1900 - today: From experiments …

1. Astrium Suborbital Spa ce Plane projectRAeS – AAAF Space Tourism SymposiumToulouse, 12 March 2008 Hugues Laporte-WeywadaSenior VP, Deputy Chief Technical OfficerEADS Astrium

2. AERONAUTIC 1900 - today:From experiments … 1960 1955 1903 1935 1927 1997 1920 2007 … to commercial activity ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08

3. SPACE ACCESS 1950 - today :From experiments … 1957 1997 1981 1961 ? 1969 1979 … to commercial activity ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08

4. 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… ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08

5. Astrium vision Going into Space … …will be the next frontier for space commercial activity ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08

6. 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 ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08

7. Jet propelled Rocket No propulsion Flight profile Culmination above 100 km 100 km Rocket Engine Cut-Off acceleration 3 g Weightless Aerobraking in atmosphere Max decceleration 4,5g Rocket engine ignition Aero engine cutoff Transition from Space to Aeronautic mode 12 km Aircraft landing Aircraft climb Time ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08

8. Cabin interior Climb and descent phases Rocket boost 0 g phase ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08

9. 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 to high 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 ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08

10. 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 ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08

11. 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 ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08

12. Will you enjoy a ride with us? ASTRIUM/ RAeS-AAAF Presentation 12/03/08