United Launch Alliance Announces Cape Leadership Changes Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., (Jan 23, 2008) – United Launch Alliance President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Gass today named Rick Navarro as Director, Delta II Programs and Jerry Jamison as Director, Launch Operations Previously, both men served in the dual capacity of Director, Launch Operations since the formation of ULA Dec 1, 2006 Navarro fills a newly created position executing ULA’s critical strategic business strategy of remaining the leader in the medium launch market for current and future Delta II program business His day-to-day responsibilities include executing mission integration, 100 percent mission success and enhancing the interaction with ULA Delta II government and commercial customers He will also ensure the Delta II is positioned to be the most cost effective and reliable medium class launch vehicle Jamison, will continue to lead the more than 1,200 employees at launch sites at Cape Canaveral AFS, and Vandenberg AFB, Calif He is responsible for integrating the launch services for ULA’s three launch vehicles, the Atlas V, Delta II and Delta IV and associated product lines “These leadership changes will enable ULA to focus on the future of the Delta II program while continuing to provide the most reliable assured access to space by any launch team in the business at our two launch sites,” Gass said “Together, Rick and Jerry have made significant progress in leading the transformation of our heritage Atlas and Delta launch teams into one cohesive team delivering our products and services more efficiently to our customers.” Navarro’s career spans more than 20 years in test engineering, operations management and program management He joined McDonnell Douglas Florida operations in 1986 as a shuttle payload engineer and in 1990 joined the Delta Launch Vehicle team as a propulsion engineer Prior to the formation of ULA, Navarro served as the Director, Launch Operations, Delta Programs for The Boeing Company Navarro holds a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech and a master’s degree in space technology from Florida Institute of Technology With more than 20 years of space related program experience, Jamison previously served as the Atlas Program Launch Operations director, responsible for all aspects of launch operations Previous positions include Manager, Avionics and Electrical Organization for the Titan IV Program at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, including management of Titan II, Titan IV and Centaur stages Jamison holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Central Florida -more- -2ULA's next launch, currently scheduled for Feb 26, is a satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office aboard an Atlas V rocket from SLC-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif ULA program management, engineering, test and mission support functions are headquartered in Denver, Colo., supported by transition employees in Huntington Beach, Calif Manufacturing, assembly and integration operations are located at Decatur, Ala., Harlingen, Texas, San Diego, Calif., and Denver, Colo Launch operations are located at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., and Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif For more information on the ULA joint venture, visit the ULA website at www.ulalaunch.com, or call the ULA Launch Hotline at 1-877-ULA-4321 (852-4321) # # # Contacts: Michael Rein, (321) 730-5646 (Office), (321) 693-6250 (Cell) Michael.j.rein@boeing.com Jessica Rye, (321) 730-5622 (Office), (321) 506-3972 (Cell) Jessica.rye@boeing.com Julie Andrews, (720) 922-7121 (Office), (303) 974-8933 (Cell) julie.c.andrews@ulalaunch.com ... call the ULA Launch Hotline at 1-8 77-ULA-4321 (85 2-4 321) # # # Contacts: Michael Rein, (321) 73 0-5 646 (Office), (321) 69 3-6 250 (Cell) Michael.j.rein@boeing.com Jessica Rye, (321) 73 0-5 622 (Office),... Rye, (321) 73 0-5 622 (Office), (321) 50 6-3 972 (Cell) Jessica.rye@boeing.com Julie Andrews, (720) 92 2-7 121 (Office), (303) 97 4-8 933 (Cell) julie.c.andrews@ulalaunch.com .. .-2 ULA's next launch, currently scheduled for Feb 26, is a satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office aboard an Atlas V rocket from SLC-3 at Vandenberg Air Force