The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta IV team shared honors
as co-recipients of the 2003 “Space Achievement Award” presented by the
Space Foundation.

The award, presented yesterday at the opening ceremony of the 19th National
Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., went to the Evolved Expendable
Launch Vehicle (EELV) teams for the design, development, test and successful
first launches of the U.S. Air Force’s EELV program.

The Air Force, Boeing and Lockheed Martin EELV teams were cited for their
contribution of significant new space launch capabilities that will serve
the civil, commercial and national security space interests of the United
States.

“The EELV program represents the best of the expendable launch industry, and
Boeing is committed to the success of this important national program,” said
Will Trafton, vice president and general manager, Boeing Expendable Launch
Systems. “This great honor from the Space Foundation is a tribute to the
thousands of men and women at Boeing who, in conjunction with the our U.S.
Air Force customer, made the Delta IV family of launch vehicles a reality.”

The Delta IV is one of two U.S. launch systems that support the EELV program
and represents the successful integration of people, products, technologies
and systems from Boeing and suppliers throughout the country and around the
world.

In addition to recognizing the entire Boeing – Air Force EELV team, Trafton
paid special tribute to two key individuals. “I would especially like to
recognize two individuals; Col. Susan Mashiko, our EELV Program Director,
and Dan Collins, Boeing’s Delta Program Manager,” Trafton said. “With their
leadership and guidance, the EELV program has truly become one of the most
significant accomplishments in the history of the aerospace industry.”

The Delta IV, powered by the Boeing Rocketdyne RS-68 engine (the first large
rocket engine developed in the United States in a generation), was launched
for the first time on Nov. 20, 2002. The second Delta IV mission on March
10, 2003 was the first launch of an Air Force spacecraft under the EELV
program. The Delta IV will fly three EELV missions this year including the
inaugural flight of the Delta IV Heavy for the National Reconnaissance
Office. This summer the new Delta IV launch facility at Vandenberg Air Force
Base, Calif., will be officially dedicated, with the first west coast EELV
launch planned for early next year.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Integrated Defense Systems is one of the
world’s largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis,
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $25 billion business. It provides
systems solutions to its global military, government and commercial
customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance; the world’s largest military aircraft manufacturer; the
world’s largest satellite manufacturer and a leading provider of space-based
communications; the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense;
NASA’s largest contractor; and a global leader in launch services.