Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf Visits AeroAstro

Ashburn, VA – August 25, 2005

AeroAstro, Inc. today announced that Congressman Frank Wolf (R-10th-Va.) visited the company’s Ashburn headquarters for a tour and a briefing by senior management. The briefing included a demonstration of several AeroAstro products, including a modular responsive space satellite and a personal satellite tracking system hidden within a backpack.

“We are pleased to have this opportunity to brief Congressman Wolf about our aerospace and communications initiatives supporting national defense and homeland security”, said Dr. Rick Fleeter, CEO of AeroAstro, Inc. “AeroAstro’s focus since our inception has been on simple, reliable, cost-effective uses of space. Our expertise is now paying off in more nimble responses to dynamic world events, and in systems that will help every warfighter perform more effectively and with greater safety.”

In spring, 2005, AeroAstro was selected as a Virginia Fantastic 50 Company for the third consecutive year. In 2004, AeroAstro was also awarded the Virginia Vanguard Award from the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, recognizing AeroAstro’s position as the fastest growing technology company in the Commonwealth.

“AeroAstro has leveraged its vision and innovation over seventeen years of steady growth to become a proven leader in its industry: small, low-cost space and communications,” observed Congressman Wolf. “We are fortunate to have them in our constituency.”

Congressman Wolf is serving in his 13th term representing the 10th Congressional District of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, which oversees the budgets of all federal agencies. Congressman Wolf chairs the Science-State-Justice-Commerce subcommittee, and serves on the Transportation-Treasury-HUD subcommittee.

About AeroAstro
AeroAstro has been a leader in microsatellite and nanosatellite systems, components, and technology since it was founded in 1988. AeroAstro develops complete space systems, spacecraft buses, components, and advanced communications technologies, in addition to concept development, prototyping, engineering and consulting services. AeroAstro excels in affordable space missions from concept through on-orbit operations.