Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 12, 2002) – The Space
Foundation announced today that the entire 27,380 square foot
Boeing Exhibit Center has been sold for next year’s 19th National
Space Symposium. The total square footage increased 5.6% from
last year while the sell-out day is 60 days earlier, setting a new
record. More than 100 companies will be exhibiting in 2003, up from
84 in 2002.

The National Space Symposium, hosted by the Space Foundation
and considered to be the premier space industry conference, is
scheduled April 7-10, 2003, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado
Springs. More than 4,000-space professionals from around the
world are expected to participate.

“We have begun the process of accepting “provisional”
commitments for additional exhibits,” said Elliot G. Pulham, Space
Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer. “If a sufficient
volume of additional exhibitors can be signed up to justify the
expense of an additional expansion to the Boeing Exhibit Center,
we’ll do it.”

“This in a tremendous accomplishment by the Space Foundation
team, ensuring a larger and more successful event for all our
customers,” added Pulham.

Symposium highlights include a spectacular opening ceremony with
the presentation of three Space Foundation awards, keynote
speeches, panel sessions, Corporate Partnership Dinner, and the
Gen. James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award Luncheon.
The four-day event concludes with the Space Technology Hall of
Fame Awards Dinner.

For complete conference details and online registration, visit
www.spacesymposium.org or call the Space Foundation at 719-576-
8000.

The Space Foundation is a national non-profit organization whose
mission is to vigorously advance and support civil, commercial and
national security space endeavors and educational excellence. In
addition to the National Space Symposium, the Foundation and its
partnering organizations will conduct the Space at the Crossroads
Conference, Feb. 19, 2003, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in
Washington, DC; and the International Space Symposium, Oct. 28-
30, 2003, at the Reagan International Trade Center in Washington,
DC.