FRONTENAC, Kansas USA — Yellowjacket Launch Systems regrets to announce that it will not be accepting new orders for any Wasp, Yellowjacket or Hornet launch pads for the remainder of 2003.

Jim Ball, owner of Yellowjacket Launch Systems has been suffering increasing personal health problems over the last several months.

Rather than further compromise the high quality of customer service that Yellowjacket customers have came to expect, the decision has been made to halt new equipment production for the remainder of 2003. Yellowjacket customers who currently are awaiting shipment of their paid orders may be assured that those orders are being processed as fast as possible under the circumstances. This announcement affects only new orders and order inquiries.

Yellowjacket Launch Systems is NOT quitting business! Expect to see them at LDRS this summer in Argonia, Ks. with our full line of igniter making supplies. They will be back in the launch pad business in late 2003 or early 2004.