On July 11, 2006 a Flight Safety Certificate was signed by Mr. Michael T. Suffredini of NASA for jettisoning a golf ball into orbit around the earth during a Russian Extravehicular Activity (EVA) this November.

The International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 14 crew of Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria (NASA) and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin (FSA) will be trained for this program in the Hydro Lab (EVA simulation) at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center located in Star City, outside of Moscow, Russia from July 31 to August 8.

Prior to this training, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin will be given a golf lesson by Carol Mann and Rick Martino. The lesson will take place at 6:30 PM Thursday July 20, 2006, at the South Shore Harbour Country Club in League City, located south of Houston, Texas. Also attending the lesson will be children of the local charity "Challenger Learning Center."

During her Hall of Fame career Carol Mann won 38 golf tournaments on the LPGA Tour, including the US Open in 1965. In 1968, she won 10 times and won the Vare Trophy with a then-record 72.04 scoring average.

Ms. Mann was also one of the most influential Presidents of the LPGA serving from 1973 to 1976. For the Women's Sports Foundation Ms. Mann served as President from 1985-1990.

Based in Houston, Ms. Mann is also a top ranked golf teacher hosting students and groups at The Woodlands C.C. in The Woodlands, Texas and takes an active role in facilitating the relationships between the World Golf Hall of Fame, located in St. Augustine, Florida, and its members and worldwide golf organizations.

Rick Martino is Director of Instruction for The PGA of America. He teaches at The PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla., and is ranked among the Top 50 instructors by Golf Digest Magazine and Top 100 of GOLF Magazine.

Mr. Martino is also author of "The PGA Manual of Golf." His public instruction can be viewed on pga.com. Rick also appears on the TNT broadcasts of the PGA Championship, the next being from Medinah C.C. near Chicago on August 17-20, 2006.

"We were fascinated and thrilled when Admiral Alan Shepard hit his moon shots and now honored and intrigued at the new challenges of helping Mikhail Tyurin launch his shot into orbit," Mann and Martino jointly stated.

"We are extremely pleased to receive final approval for this historic and international event," stated Dr. Nataliya Hearn, E21's President and CEO. "We are honored that Carol Mann and Rick Martino have agreed to work with Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin. Having world renowned golf teachers conducting the lesson is only fitting."

E21 holds the exclusive right to manufacture golf products using proprietary E21 Alloys. Through a sophisticated multi-technology production path E21 manufactures shafts, drivers, and other clubs with marked improvements in distance, accuracy and feel over competing products.

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