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Presentation to the United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee Jean-Yves Le Gall Chairm an & CEO W ashington, D.C. W ednesday, August 5 , 2 0 0 9 1 United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee – August 5 , 20 0 9

Contents Mission • Baseline for I SS Utilization • Arianespace Heritage • Service & Solutions • Ariane 5 • ATV Jules Verne • I nternational Cooperation • Conclusion • 2 United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee – August 5 , 20 0 9

Mission Com m ittee Charter: • Objective: independent review of ongoing U.S. hum an • space flight plans and program s to ensure a trajectory that is “safe, innovative, affordable, and sustainable” I ncluding exam ination of “appropriate opportunities • for international collaboration” The I nternational Space Station is a cornerstone in • the architecture of hum an exploration of space W ith the Ariane 5 and Autom ated Transfer Vehicle • ( ATV) , Arianespace provides cargo services to the I SS through appropriate international collaboration in support of NASA’s hum an space flight activities 3 United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee – August 5 , 20 0 9

Baseline for I SS Utilization Support for six-person crew aboard the com pleted I SS • Fully utilize I SS for biological and scientific research • Shuttle retirem ent in 2 0 1 0 drastically dim inishes U.S. • up-m ass/ return capability until CRS suppliers com e on-line CRS has four independent parts = tw o launch vehicles and • tw o cargo system s w hich m ust be operational by 2 0 1 1 NASA CRS requirem ents call for 2 0 m issions carrying over • 4 1 m etric tons of cargo to I SS betw een 2 0 1 0 and 2 0 1 5 NASA is likely to need gap-filler com m ercial cargo service • by 2 0 1 3 should any of the four system s be delayed Likely shortfall of 3 -1 2 m etric tons per year 2 0 1 0 -2 0 1 5 • 4 United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee – August 5 , 20 0 9

Arianespace Heritage Since 1 9 8 0 , Arianespace has placed space at the • center of everyday life: Space for Science: understanding the Universe • Space for Earth: m onitoring the environm ent • Space for Security: delivering inform ation • Space for Com m unications: connecting the w orld • Arianespace is a European com pany: • 2 3 Shareholders from 1 0 European countries • Arrangem ent w ith the European Space Agency ( ESA) • 2 7 0 Payloads launched to date • 7 4 custom ers w orldw ide • Serving 8 national and international space agencies • More than 5 0 % of operational com m ercial satellites • 5 United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee – August 5 , 20 0 9

Service & Solutions From contract signature to in orbit delivery, • Arianespace is com m itted to: Provide financing, insurance and schedule assurance • Procure launchers from industrial m anufacturers • Monitor quality • Perform the m ission: • o Mission analyses and interface validation o Satellite, launcher and com bined operations o Launch facilities and launch operations Arianespace has the largest order book in the industry • 3 1 custom ers • 3 5 GTO satellites to launch • 7 Ariane 5 institutional launches ( 6 ATVs) • 6 United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee – August 5 , 20 0 9

Ariane 5 The m ost reliable heavy-lift launcher: • 4 5 launches overall • 3 1 successes in a row since 2 0 0 3 • Capability: • 2 0 m etric tons to Low Earth Orbit • 7 m etric tons to Lunar Transfer Orbit • 5 m etric tons to Mars • Unm atched launch tem po: • 7 launches per year • 4 6 launch vehicles currently in production • 2 launch tables = surge capability and reactivity • 4 Ariane 5 s launched in 4 m onths and 1 0 days • 9 Ariane 5 s ( 1 7 payloads) launched 0 8 / 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 / 2 0 0 8 • 7 United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee – August 5 , 20 0 9

ATV Jules Verne Facts & Figures ATV Jules Verne m ass = 1 9 ,4 0 0 kg ( including adapter) • Height = 1 0 .8 m eters utilizing a long fairing • Diam eter = 4 .5 m eters • 7 ,7 0 0 kg dry m ass • 8 4 0 kg w ater and 1 0 0 kg air • 4 ,7 0 0 kg propellant for I SS re-boost • 6 ,4 0 0 kg disposal m ass • ~ 3 tim es the capability of a Progress • Em ployed a new ly developed Vehicle Equipm ent Bay ( VEB) • carbon fiber structure to support the m ass Duration of the m ission to separation = 1 hour and 6 m inutes • ATV orbit at separation = circularized at 2 6 0 km , inclined at • 5 1 .6 ° ( com pared to norm al GTO 2 5 0 x 3 6 ,0 0 0 km , 6 ° ) 8 United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee – August 5 , 20 0 9

ATV Jules Verne Mission Overview ATV Jules Verne arrived at Guiana Space • Center August 2 0 0 7 Launched on March 9 , 2 0 0 8 • Docked to I SS on April 3 • Re-boost firings on April 2 5 and June 2 0 • Undocked from I SS on Septem ber 5 • Re-entered atm osphere on Septem ber 2 9 • • 9 United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee – August 5 , 20 0 9

ATV Jules Verne Capacity Com parison ATV - Progress - HTV Lift-off Mass 2 0 ,7 5 0 kg 7 ,1 5 0 kg 1 6 ,5 0 0 kg Cargo Mass 7 ,7 5 0 kg 3 ,2 0 0 kg 6 ,0 0 0 kg HTV 1 0 United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee – August 5 , 20 0 9

I nternational Cooperation • Launches perform ed from the Guiana Space Center Modern ESA facilities m eeting w estern safety standards • NATO territory: security at sam e level as nuclear forces • • Long history of cooperative efforts w ith NASA Topex/ Poseidon oceanography satellite • Jason-1 ( Topex/ Poseidon follow - on) • Calipso • Jam es W ebb Space Telescope ( NASA/ ESA) • Heritage from Rosetta, Herschel-Planck • 2 4 national security m issions for 5 NATO nations w ith 1 0 0 % • success: Skynet ( UK) • Optus & Defence ( Australia) • Syracuse/ Helios ( France) • Hispasat/ Spainsat/ Xtar ( Spain) • Eurasiasat ( Turkey) • Sicral ( I taly) • 1 1 United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee – August 5 , 20 0 9

Conclusion Ariane 5 - ATV cargo resupply can provide gap-filler • services until CRS providers fully m eet NASA requirem ents Sustains architecture for future U.S. hum an space • flight providing utilization of the com pleted I SS Ariane 5 - ATV is a flight proven system m eeting • NASA’s I SS cargo resupply requirem ents Opportunity for international collaboration using a • successfully dem onstrated capability 1 2 United States Hum an Space Flight Plans Review Com m ittee – August 5 , 20 0 9

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