Hosted by Award-winning National Anchor Miles O’Brien

Webcast features Special Guests, NASA Astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Owen Garriott, and John Herrington, Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe, and other distinguished participants

LOG-IN:

http://www.livestream.com/rocketracing

WHAT:

Star Wars pod racing meets NASCAR as the Rocket Racing League (www.xracing.com) takes to the sky at the QuikTrip Air & Rocket Racing Show in Tulsa, OK. RRL will webcast its first-ever public demonstration flights of the brand new Mark III X-Racer Vehicle powered by Armadillo Aerospace’s advanced rocket propulsion system, and flown by two of the best test pilots in the world. Also, see the unveiling of the Rocket Racing League Game for iPhone(R) & iPod Touch(R).

WHEN:

Saturday April 24, 2010 – 12pm-2pm Central Time/ 1700-1900 GMT

WHO:

The exciting 2-hour webcast will be hosted by Miles O’Brien and feature the RRL X-Racer(R) vehicles and interviews and commentary from the following distinguished guests:

  • Buzz Aldrin, NASA Astronaut
  • Russell Blink, VP Engineering & Co-Founder, Armadillo Aerospace
  • Jim Bridenstine, RRL Team Owner, Tulsa Air & Space Museum Executive Director
  • Michael D’Angelo, Chief Operation Officer, RRL
  • Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, Co-Founder, RRL
  • Len Fox, Chief Test Pilot, RRL
  • Owen K. Garriott (Ph.D.), NASA Astronaut
  • Richard Garriott, Private Cosmonaut
  • John Herrington, NASA Astronaut
  • Honorable James Inhofe, U.S. Senator, State of Oklahoma
  • Dave Morss, Test Pilot, RRL

** Media may request one-on-one interviews by contacting Diane Murphy (diane@xracing.com).

IMPORTANT LINKS
Download B-Roll of RRL demo flights on 4/24 after 5:30 PM CT
http://spaceflightnow.cachefly.net/rocketracing/

Download RRL Media Kit
http://www.rocketracingleague.com/media

Download all new RRL photos, video footage and promos
http://www.RocketRacingLeague.com/media-files

About the Rocket Racing League (RRL) (www.rocketracingleague.com)

Rocket Racing League (RRL) is a revolutionary new sports, gaming and entertainment franchise where a diverse cadre of highly trained military and test pilots such as former “Top Gun” graduates from the Navy’s Fighter Weapons School fly rocket-powered aircraft through a 3D virtual Raceway-In-The-Sky (RITS). To be held at venues across the country, Rocket Racing will feature multiple rocket races, from closed circuit to drag-style racing, pitting 2 to 10 Rocket Racer aircraft roaring head to head for victory. Exhibitions flights and demonstrations are planned to continue into 2010-2011. Follow RRL on Twitter (http://twitter.com/RRLeague), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rocket-Racing-League/290893120426), and You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/rrlofficial) for all the latest updates.