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Orbital Outfitters

“ORBITAL OUTFITTERS” TO PROVIDE SPACE SUITS FOR
NEXT GENERATION PRIVATE SPACE TRAVELLERS
Signs Contract with XCOR Aerospace

Los Angeles, CA & Washington, D.C., December 7, 2006 – “Have Spacesuit – Will
Travel,” from the famous Robert Heinlein novel, is also the tagline of a new
company that intends to do just that – make sure a new generation of commercial
civilian Space travelers, adventurers and explorers fly in style and safety in Space
suits like none designed before.

Orbital Outfitters Inc. (OO) was announced today by Rick Tumlinson,
Chairman & President of the firm. Kicked off by the XPrize in 2004, thousands of
tickets to space are already being sold for rides into space. OO will provide
emergency space suits and apparel for crew and passengers riding aboard these
next generation spaceships.

OO, based in Los Angeles, CA and Washington, D.C., also announced its first
contract - with XCOR Aerospace - a multi-million dollar NewSpace firm in Mojave,
CA. OO will deliver the first “IS-3” Space suits (Industrial Sub-Orbital Space Suits) to
XCOR Aerospace in 2007. XCOR develops rocket propulsion systems and rocket
powered vehicles for private consumer Space flight. Beyond XCOR, OO also has
preliminary agreements with other firms for their suit needs.

“There’s a new era starting right now in Space,” said Mr. Tumlinson. “Billions
of dollars are flowing into all kinds of new commercial spaceships to carry all kinds
of people into Space. Orbital Outfitters and our parent XTreme Space Inc. intend to
help make this happen, make it happen in style, and make it happen at a profit – for
the rocket companies, for us and for our investors.”

Academy Award-winning Hollywood Special Effects and Space Suit expert
Chris Gilman, OO’s CEO & Chief Designer, leads a team of top suit and life support
experts including former NASA personnel. “Our first suit is an emergency pressure
suit called the ‘IS-3’ (Industrial Sub-Orbital Space Suit)” he said. “The primary
function of the IS-3 is to provide a line of protection in the event of a loss of
atmospheric pressure within the Space vehicle.”

“With billionaires funding the NewSpace companies, and passengers paying
up to $200k for a ride, safety is important,” Tumlinson concluded. “With these sorts
of players, we intend to also make it chic.”
For more information, please call 202.546.8074, or visit HYPERLINK "http://www.orbitaloutfitters.com/"www.orbitaloutfitters.com

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Contact: Dan Harary
Asbury Communications PR
Beverly Hills, CA
310.859.1831
HYPERLINK "mailto:dan@asburypr.com" dan@asburypr.com

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