SPACEHAB, Inc. 12130 Highway 3, Bldg. 1 Webster, Texas 77598-1504 1.713.558.5000 fax: 1.713.558.5960 www.spacehab.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEADERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS STRENGTHEN SPACEHAB FOR FUTURE Company Names Royston as N

LEADERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS STRENGTHEN SPACEHAB FOR FUTURE

Company Names Royston as New President

Houston, Texas, June 12, 2007 SPACEHAB, Incorporated (NASDAQ: SPAB), a

leading provider of commercial space services, today announced the appointments

of James D. Royston to the position of SPACEHAB President; Michael Bowker as

Chief Operating Officer; Roscoe M. Moore, III, Executive Vice President and

Chief Strategic and Technical Officer; and, Brian H. Harris as Vice President,

Business Development.

Both the caliber and

experience of our new leadership reflects SPACEHAB s commitment to bold future

initiatives and the Company s efforts for rapid expansion, said CEO Thomas B.

Pickens, III. We have several key areas for growth in our sights right now and

we needed to equip the Company with a quality leadership team capable of

executing the identified opportunities.

After supporting Pickens as the

Company s Executive Vice President for the past six months and during the first

quarter s major corporate reorganization efforts, James D. Royston was promoted

to President of SPACEHAB. The position was previously held by Pickens who

retains the position of CEO. For most of his tenure with the Company, Royston

supported the Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary as Senior Vice President

and General Manager leading complex operations of the multi-location spacecraft

processing facilities, while continually attracting new customers from both the

government and commercial sectors.

Former Vice President of

Business Development for SPACEHAB and most recently, CEO and President of

Astrium North America, industry veteran Michael Bowker returns to the Company

taking on the post of Chief Operating Officer. Responsible for corporate

development, Bowker will apply his intimate knowledge of the Company and

operations of major space programs towards the development and implementation

of SPACEHAB s short and long term objectives.

SPACEHAB Director, Roscoe M.

Moore, III takes on the position of Executive Vice President and Chief

Strategic and Technical Officer. An Attorney, Astronautical Engineer and former

United States Air Force Officer, Moore brings to SPACEHAB nearly 20 years of

experience in the application, commercialization, and regulations of advanced

space technologies in private industry and federal government programs. As an

advisor to the CEO, Moore will be vital in the identification and research of

the corporate and investment strategies associated with SPACEHAB advanced

technologies development. With this appointment, Moore retains his position as

a Director of the Company.

Brian H. Harris, new to the

Company as Vice President of Business Development, has over two decades of

industry experience with a strong focus on new market development. Harris

previously served as Deputy Program Manager for Space Station supporting United

Space Alliance and Project Manager of Space Shuttle Management and Operations

at the Kennedy Space Center. Harris primary goals are to identify and

implement initiatives and partnerships to directly impact SPACEHAB revenue

through sales growth.

Incorporated in 1984,

SPACEHAB (www.spacehab.com) is a leading provider of commercial

space products and services to NASA, international space agencies and

universities, Department of Defense, and private customers worldwide. The Company offers end-to-end space access

solutions, space systems development, mission integration and pre-launch

processing facilities and services, and large-scale government program support

statements in this document may contain forward-looking statements that are

made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities

Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to

risks, trends, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be

materially different from the forward-looking statement. These factors include,

but are not limited to, continued government support and funding for key space

programs, product performance and market acceptance of products and services,

as well as other risk factors and business considerations described in the

company s Securities & Exchange Commission filings including the annual

report on Form 10-K. Any forward-looking statements in this document should be

evaluated in light of these important risk factors. The Company assumes no

obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Eva-Marie deCardenas

Corporate Marketing and Communications