LAUNCH AND INTEGRATION SERVICES AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
SPACEDEV, INC.
AND
DOJIN LIMITED
This Launch and Integration Services Agreement ("Agreement") is entered
into by and between SpaceDev, Inc. ("SpaceDev"), whose principal place of
business is 00000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx and Dojin, Limited ("Customer"
or "Dojin"), whose principal place of business is 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx,
Xxxxx. The parties to this Agreement may be referred to collectively herein as
the "Parties".
Whereas, Customer has requested SpaceDev to provide launch and
integration services to transport Customer's payload using the Near Earth
Asteroid Prospector (NEAP) in conjunction with its deep space mission to the
target asteroid identified as Nereus; and
Whereas, Customer and SpaceDev wish to set forth their agreement for
the provision of launch and integration services by SpaceDev in accordance with
the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
The Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
In this Agreement, capita1ized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the following meanings, such terms being equally applicable to
the singular and plural forms:
1.1 BEST EFFORTS: Diligently working in a good and workmanlike manner
as a reasonable, prudent provider of launch services.
1.2 CONFIDENTIAL DATA: As defined in Article 22 of this Agreement.
1.3 CUSTOMER'S PAYLOAD: All property that is provided by Customer as
described in the Statement of Work, Exhibit A hereto, to be flown aboard the
Launch Vehicle.
1.4 DUE DATE: The date indicated in Exhibit B, Payment Schedules,
expressed as: (1) a date within a specified number of days from the Effective
Date of this Agreement, (2) a date within a specified number of days from the
satisfactory completion of a Milestone Event, or (3) the date of the later of
(1) or (2).
1.5 EXCUSABLE DELAY: As defined in Article 13 of this Agreement.
1.6 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Any inventions, software, designs, patents,
trademarks, registered designs, copyrights, trade secrets and other proprietary
data or information of a Party.
1.7 LAUNCH: Issuance of the launch command from the launch sequencer
followed by flow of fuel or oxidizer into any of the first stage engines of the
Launch Vehicle that has been integrated with NEAP. The intent of this definition
is that a Launch shall be considered to occur at the "point of no return", i.e.,
the earliest point in the launch sequence when it is no longer possible to
prevent either lift-off or destruction of the Launch Vehicle or NEAP.
1.8 LAUNCH ATTEMPT: The pre-launch and launch operation of the Launch
Vehicle that has been integrated with NEAP, up to the point of, but not
including, lift-off.
1.9 LAUNCH DAY: A calendar day established for the Launch pursuant to
this Agreement within which the Launch Window is open.
1.10 LAUNCH FAILURE: As defined in Paragraph 13.2 of this Agreement.
1.11 LAUNCH AND INTEGRATION SERVICES: Those services to be performed by
SpaceDev as specified in Article 6, Services To Be Provided By SpaceDev, and in
the Statement of Work, Exhibit A hereto.
1.12 LAUNCH SITE: The physical location for the Launch, including the
associated installations and equipment used by SpaceDev in connection with the
Launch and Integration Services.
1.13 LAUNCH SUCCESS: As defined in Paragraph 12.1 of this Agreement.
1.14 LAUNCH TIME: The time within the Launch Window and when the
Lift-off of the Launch Vehicle is scheduled to take place and, if Lift-off
occurs, the time of Lift-off, defined in hours, minutes and seconds in Universal
Time (UTC).
1.15 LAUNCH VEHICLE: The manufacture launch model as defined in the
appropriate Vehicle Space Launcher Users Handbook, which is to be used to
perform the launch Services for NEAP.
1.16 LAUNCH WINDOW: A time period during the Launch Day within which
the Launch may take place.
1.17 LIFT-OFF: The moment of intentional first motion of the Launch
Vehicle that has been integrated with NEAP, containing the customer's payload.
1.18 MILESTONE EVENT: A task of sufficient importance and
accomplishment that it warrants the establishment of an earned value as
specified in Exhibit B of this Agreement.
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1.19 MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME: The Policy Statement between
the United States, United Kingdom, the Federal republic of Germany, France,
Italy, Canada, and Japan, announced on April 16, 1987 and as defined by the
Untied States Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations, 22
C.F.R. ss. 120.29.
1.20 NEAP: Near Earth Asteroid Prospector.
1.21 PAYLOAD PROCESSING FACILITY: The complex composed of various
facilities and equipment located in the vicinity of the Launch Site, or
designated by SpaceDev as the integration area for the Launch Site.
1.22 STATEMENT OF WORK: As set forth in Exhibit A, "Statement of Work",
hereto and made a part hereof.
1.23 TECHNICAL DATE: As defined by the Department of State,
International Traffic in Arms Regulations, 22 C.F.R. ss.120.10.
1.24 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT: Means any and all Technology
Assistance Agreements between Customer and SpaceDev.
1.25 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CONTROL PLAN: Means the Technology Transfer
Control Plan required by the United States Department of State, Office of
Defense Trade Controls and agreed to by Customer and SpaceDev as a condition of
any license or authorization to export Customer's Payload to be launched by
SpaceDev pursuant to this Agreement or any Technical Data Related to such
Payload.
1.26 THIRD PARTY: Any person or legal entity other than the Parties.
ARTICLE 2
SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
2.1 The scope of this Agreement shall encompass all commercial launch
services and the transportation of the desired equipment pursuant to the
Customer's requirements as set forth in the attached Exhibit A.
ARTICLE 3
TERM
3.1 This Agreement shall be effective on the date this Agreement is
executed by both Parties and shall continue in full force and effect unless
terminated sooner in accordance with Section 24 of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 4
COVENANT OF WARRANTY OF RIGHTS
4.1 SpaceDev hereby warrants that it possesses the power and authority
necessary for it to enter into this Agreement and to provide to the Customer
launch capabilities and the transportation of the payload which is the subject
of this Agreement. SpaceDev covenants that it will exercise its best efforts to
obtain the necessary governmental licenses to allow it to privately and
commercially launch the NEAP mission that is the subject of this Agreement.
4.2 Customer hereby warrants that it possesses the power and authority
necessary for it to enter into this Agreement and to purchase the launch
services, transportation fees, and the payload that is the subject of this
Agreement. Customer further warrants that it has not executed and will not
execute or in any manner enter into any agreement in conflict herewith.
4.3 The Parties warrant that this Agreement's execution has been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action. This Agreement constitutes a valid
and binding obligation on each party, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
The Parties warrant that no suit, action, arbitration, or legal, administrative,
or other proceedings or governmental investigation is pending or threatened
against or affecting the parties, their business or properties, their financial
or other conditions, or the transaction contemplated under this Agreement.
Furthermore, the Parties warrant that neither the execution nor delivery of the
Agreement nor the consummation of the transaction contemplated by it would
constitute a default or violation of the Parties' articles of incorporation,
bylaws, or any license, lease, franchise, mortgage, instrument, or other
agreement.
4.4 Customer's Payload must not pose any danger to NEAP or its mission.
Furthermore, SpaceDev reserves the right to refine and exclude any Customer
Payload at its sole discretion.
ARTICLE 5
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
5.1 There are no warranties that extend beyond the description of the
goods and services provided in this Agreement. SpaceDev disclaims any warranty
of any other kind, including any warranty that the services provided hereunder
will meet any requirement of the client beyond those set forth in the attached
Exhibit A.
ARTICLE 6
SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY SPACEDEV
6.1 SpaceDev, in consideration for payments made by Customer under this
Agreement, and in accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein,
shall use its best efforts to provide Launch and Integration Services for the
Launch of Customers Payload aboard NEAP. These Services shall be as described in
the Statement of Work, Exhibit A hereto, utilizing the Launch Vehicle for the
purpose of launching NEAP.
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6.2 In the event that any Launch results in a Launch Failure, SpaceDev
will provide relaunch services at no additional charge.
6.3 All data and documentation in connection with the Launch and
Integration Services shall be delivered to Customer in accordance with the
requirements specified in the Statement of Work.
6.4 In order for SpaceDev to successfully complete the mission,
SpaceDev shall have full and exclusive responsibility for all aspects of the
NEAP spacecraft integration and mission. Customer agrees to submit their fully
tested payload to SpaceDev in accordance with the specifications set forth in
the attached Schedule A. SpaceDev will test the payload to verify that it meets
the contractual requirements for dimensions, weight, and other mutually agreed
conditions as set forth in the attached Schedule A; as soon as the requirements
are verified, SpaceDev will notify Customer. From the date of the notice,
SpaceDev shall then be responsible for the instrument and its integration into
NEAP; however, SpaceDev's actions will be governed by Article 11 "Rights of
Ownership and Custody".
ARTICLE 7
CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
7.1 Customer shall, on a timely basis, perform its obligations under
this Agreement and as set forth in the Statement of Work, Exhibit A hereto,
including, without limitation, the timely delivery, at its expense, of the
Customers Payload to the Payload Processing Facility in order to meet the
requirements for integration specified in the Statement of Work, Exhibit A
hereto. Unless otherwise stated, Customer shall deliver Customer's fully tested
Payload to SpaceDev no later than ninety (90) days prior to the Launch Date.
ARTICLE 8
PURCHASE PRICE
8.1 Customer shall pay to SpaceDev for the Launch and Integration
Services to be provided by SpaceDev pursuant to this Agreement, the firm-fixed
price for such services are specified on Exhibit B attached hereto.
8.2 The price set forth in Exhibit B is the firm and fixed price for
the cost of the Launch and Integration Services, including, without limitation,
the cost of the third-party liability insurance specified in Article 17,
"Third-Party Liability Insurance," and all taxes and duties that may be imposed
by any local governmental authorities with respect to the Launch and Integration
Services. The price also includes re-launch insurance for Customer's Payload.
8.3 The price set forth in paragraph 8.2 does not include any amounts
payable by Customer pursuant to Article 10, "Launch Schedule Adjustments."
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8.4 SpaceDev reserves the rights to increase the price charged by
SpaceDev in the event of additional technical requirements of the Customer after
delivery of the payload to SpaceDev for inspection and acceptance.
ARTICLE 9
GENERAL PAYMENT CONDITIONS
9.1 Within ten (10) days of the execution of this Agreement, Customer
shall pay a down payment as set forth in Exhibit B. If Customer terminates this
Agreement within six (6) months of executing this Agreement, then the down
payment shall be refunded to Customer. If Customer terminates this Agreement
after six (6) months, Customer shall forfeit the down payment in its entirety.
SpaceDev shall provide launch insurance sufficient to either recover the down
payment or provide a re-launch in the event of launch failure. Customer shall
deposit into the escrow account named in Section 9.4 below, the total balance
due, prior to Customer's payload being integrated into NEAP.
9.2 Adjustments to the launch schedule pursuant to Article 10 "Launch
Schedule Adjustments" shall not modify the applicable Payment Schedule in
Exhibit B as regards payments already made.
9.3 SpaceDev shall deliver to Customer an invoice for each payment as
specified in Exhibit B on the Due Date of such payment. Following receipt of
SpaceDev's invoice, Customer shall pay the amount due not later than the number
of days following the Due Date that are specified in Exhibit B (some Due Dates
are not established until satisfactory completion of the Milestone Event for
that payment). One (1) original invoice and two (2) copies shall be sent to
Customer's address set forth in Article 27, "Notices and Language".
9.4 All payments to be made to SpaceDev hereunder shall be made in U.S.
Dollars by Electronic Funds Transfer to SpaceDev's account listed below.
Bank: First National Bank
Account No.: 0092103779
Routing No.: 000000000
Any such finds deposited into SpaceDev's escrow account shall be
released to SpaceDev in the amount and on the Due Date as specified in Exhibit
B. SpaceDev shall notify Customer of such releases of funds.
9.5 Payments made under this Agreement shall not be deemed to
constitute a waiver of any rights, either expressed or implied, that either
Party may have under this Agreement.
9.6 Customer, in its sole discretion, has the option to make payments
earlier than the scheduled date of said payments.
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9.7 Interest at the rate of one percent (1%) per month shall be applied
to all payments required to be paid by Customer for the period beyond the due
date of such payment until paid. The payment of the interest only shall not
release Customer from its obligations to pay the principal of the payment.
ARTICLE 10
LAUNCH SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS
10.1 Changes to the Launch Schedule will be provided to Customer in
writing and shall be governed by the following terms and conditions.
10.2 SpaceDev will promptly provide written notice to Customer of any
action which will result in the postponement of a Launch.
10.3 In the event of a launch postponement due to an excusable delay
under Article 13, "Excusable Delay", herein, the Launch Schedule for the
postponed Launch shall be extended for a period of time equal to such period of
Excusable Delay.
ARTICLE 11
RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP AND CUSTODY
11.1 SpaceDev hereby acknowledges and agrees that at no time shall it
obtain title to or any ownership of, or any other legal or equitable right or
interest in any part of Customer's Payload, or any other tangible or intangible
property or hardware of Customer including, without limitation, any Intellectual
Property rights with respect to Customer's Payload. Such property shall be
considered to be the sole and exclusive property of Customer.
11.2 SpaceDev shall be authorized to destroy the Launch Vehicle and
NEAP, including Customer's Payload, in the event that, following ignition of the
engines, such action shall prove necessary to avoid damage or injury to persons
or property.
ARTICLE 12
LAUNCH SUCCESS AND LAUNCH FAILURE
The performance of Launch and Integration Services shall be considered
either a success or a failure in accordance with the following criteria:
12.1 Launch Success (or "Successful Launch") shall be a Launch that is
not a Launch Failure (according to the definition of Launch Failure in Paragraph
12.2).
12.2 Launch Failure: The performance of the Launch and Integration
Services hereunder shall he considered to be a Launch Failure in the event that
loss of or damage to Customer's Payload is caused solely and directly by Launch
Vehicle or NEAP failure.
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12.3 Corrective Actions Followed Any Launch Failure: In the event of
any failure of any Launch performed by SpaceDev, SpaceDev shall use its Best
Efforts to take all actions necessary to correct the cause of causes of such
failure or failures as may be required by Customer and/or insurance
underwriter(s) acceptable to Customer. SpaceDev and Customer will both use their
Best Efforts to determine the cause in the event of a Launch Failure.
12.4 If Launch failure was due to Customer's Payload, then SpaceDev
shall not be required to provide any further services to Customer in conjunction
with this Agreement, nor shall SpaceDev reimburse Customer any portion of the
Purchase Price as set forth on Schedule B.
12.5 If the Launch Failure was not the fault of Customer, Customer
shall be relieved from all obligations to pay the balance of the purchase price.
ARTICLE 13
EXCUSABLE DELAY
13.1 Except as specifically provided in paragraphs 21.3 and 21.4,
neither Customer nor SpaceDev shall be liable to the other in the event of a
failure or delay in the performance of their respective obligations or
commitments hereunder, and the date on which those obligations or commitments
are to be fulfilled shall be extended for the period of time of such delay,
provided that such failure or delay was unforeseeable and due to a cause beyond
Customer's or SpaceDev's reasonable control, as the case may be, and not due to
that Party's fault or negligence. Such causes include, without limitation, the
following: acts of God, acts of any governmental authority in its sovereign
capacity, wars (declared or undeclared), riots or social uprisings, revolutions,
fires, floods, typhoons, earthquakes, freight embargoes, strikes, lock-outs, or
other labor disturbances, adverse weather, or declared launch safety conditions
that do not permit a Launch ("Excusable Delay").
13.2 In the event of an Excusable Delay, the Party so affected shall
promptly inform the other Party in writing of the date, nature, extent of the
occurrence and, in the event of a delay, its expected length. The Party so
affected shall use its Best Efforts and all means reasonably available to it to
overcome such occurrence. Both Parties shall consult as soon as possible after
the occurrence of Excusable Delay to find an appropriate solution. Such efforts
shall include, without limitation, the expediting of materials and the provision
of additional labor notwithstanding that such efforts may result in additional
expense to the affected Party, provided such additional expense is reasonable.
13.3 Except as provided in Paragraph 24.4.4, the schedule for the
Launch Services affected by an Excusable Delay may be postponed if required, for
the period of the Excusable Delay.
13.4 Nothing contained herein shall be constructed so as to require a
party to settle any strike or labor dispute in which it may be involved.
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ARTICLE 14
INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT
14.1 SpaceDev shall provide, at no expense to Customer, risk management
services for the launch and the payload that is the subject of this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, general liability insurance, launch insurance,
and specific property insurance.
ARTICLE 15
ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
15.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, SpaceDev
shall not be liable for any obligations or liabilities of Customer of any kind
or nature other than those specifically assumed by SpaceDev under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 16
INDEMNIFICATION
16.1 Customer shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless SpaceDev, and
its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, and representative,
against all liability, demands, claims, costs, losses, damages, recoveries,
settlements, and expenses including interest, penalties, attorney fees,
accounting fees, expert witness fees, costs, and expenses incurred by SpaceDev
known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, directly or indirectly arising from
or related to any untruth, inaccuracy, misrepresentations, or breach of any
warranties made by Customer in this Agreement.
ARTICLE 17
THIRD PARTY LIABILITY INSURANCE
17.1 In order to protect each party against any claims by any Third
Party arising out of, relating to or resulting from the Launch and Integration
Services provided under the Agreement, including damage caused by NEAP, SpaceDev
shall procure and maintain an occurrence basis type insurance policy covering
liability for bodily injury, including death, to Third Parties, and loss of or
damage to property of Third Parties. Such insurance ("Third Party Liability
Insurance") shall be in the amount of One Hundred Million U.S. Dollars
(US$100,000,000) and shall be obtained from commercial insurance carriers. Such
insurance shall name Customer as additional insured and shall provide that the
insurers shall waive all rights of subrogation that may arise by contact or at
law against Customer.
17.2 Attachment of Risk for the third party liability insurance
referred to in Paragraph 17.1 will occur upon delivery of Customer's Payload to
SpaceDev in connection with Article 7.
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ARTICLE 18
INSURANCE SUPPORT
18.1 If Customer so requests, SpaceDev shall, at its own expense,
assist Customer in obtaining a policy of launch insurance from a commercial
Customer's insurer of Customer's choosing, the cost of said policy to be paid by
Customer, naming Customer as insured. Such assistance shall include attending
underwriting presentations and furnishing information and materials regarding
the Launch Site, Launch Vehicle, and the Launch and Integration Services,
including access to the Launch Site, if necessary, as needed to secure such
insurance.
18.2 If Customer makes any claim under its insurance, SpaceDev agrees
to provide, at its own expense, all relevant and necessary information regarding
the Launch that may be requested by Customer or its insurers to assist in
settling any claim, and will provide access to the Launch Site and other launch
facilities, if necessary, for the purpose of the insurer's investigation of such
claim.
ARTICLE 19
ALLOCATION OF RISKS
19.1 Inter-participant Waiver of Liability.
19.1.1 Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, in view of the particular nature of the services to be
performed hereunder, Customer and SpaceDev irrevocably agree to a no
fault, no-subrogation, inter-participant waiver of liability pursuant
to which each Party agrees to assume the risk of and to absorb the
financial and any other consequences whether direct or indirect, of any
property damage or loss it sustains or for any bodily injury to, death
of, or property damage or loss sustained by its own employees directly
or indirectly arising out of, relating to or resulting from any and all
activities carried out under this Agreement, and each Party further
agrees that it will not make any claim or institute any administrative,
arbitral or judicial proceedings against the other Party for any such
property damage or bodily injury, including death; provided, however
the foregoing inter-participant waiver will not apply to any damage,
loss, bodily injury, or death sustained by a Party that is cause by the
other Party's gross negligence or willful or intentional misconduct.
19.1.2 The inter-participant waiver provisions of this Article
shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successor and
permitted assigns of each Party.
19.2 Liability for Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights.
19.2.1 SpaceDev shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless
Customer from and against any and all claims arising out of or relating
to any infringement, or claim of infringement of the Intellectual
Property rights of a Third Party, that may result from Customer" use of
SpaceDev" Launch and Integration Services including, but not limited to
the use of any and all products, processes, articles of manufacture,
supporting equipment, and facilities.
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19.2.2 Customer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless SpaceDev from
and against any and all claims arising out of or relating to any infringement,
or claim of infringement of the Intellectual Property rights of a Third Party,
that may result from Customer's design, manufacture or operation of Customer's
Payload launched by SpaceDev or by SpaceDev's compliance with specifications
furnished by Customer with respect to the Launch and Integration Services.
19.3 Rights and Obligations
The right to indemnification provided under this Article 19, shall be
subject to the following conditions.
19.3.1 The Party seeking indemnification shall promptly advise
the other Party in writing of the filing of any suit, or of any written
or oral claim against it alleging an infringement of any Third Party's
rights, upon receipt thereof; and shall provide the indemnifying Party,
at its sole cost and expense, with copies of all relevant
documentation;
19.3.2 The Party seeking indemnification shall not make any
admission nor shall it reach a compromise or settlement nor take any
steps in a dispute with any Third Party without the prior written
approval of the other Party, which approval shall not he unreasonably
withheld or delayed;
19.3.3 The indemnifying Party shall have the obligation to
defend and/or settle any claim or suit when not contrary to the
governing rules of procedure, shall pay all reasonable litigation and
administrative costs and expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees)
incurred in connection with the defense of any such claim or suit,
shall satisfy any arbitral awards or judgments rendered by a court of
competent jurisdiction in such suits, and shall make all settlement
payments in connection therewith; and
19.3.4 In the event that SpaceDev and Customer shall be the
subject of the same infringement claim involving both Paragraphs 19.3.1
and 19.3.2, SpaceDev and Customer shall jointly assume the defense and
shall jointly share the cost of any judgment, award settlement, cost or
expense on a pro-rata basis according to their respective share of
liability. In the event of any disagreement with respect to the
pro-rata allocation of any amount referred to in the immediately
preceding sentence, such allocation shall be determined through good
faith negotiation or final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction.
19.4 WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE INTER-PARTICIPANT WAIVER OF
LIABILITY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 19, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO
THE OTHER AND TO PERSONS CLAIMING BY OR THROUGH SUCH PARTY UNDER ANY THEORY OF
TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, NEGLIGENCE OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL OR
EQUITABLE THEORY FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, COSTS OF EFFECTING COVER, LOST PROFITS LOST
REVENUES OR OTHER ECONOMIC DAMAGES OR LOSSES.
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ARTICLE 20
RIGHTS TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
20.1 Each party acknowledges and agrees that neither the execution nor
the performance by either Party of this Agreement shall grant any ownership
rights or any other right, title or interest in, or license to, any Intellectual
Property of the other Party including, without limitation, any Intellectual
Property conceived and first actually reduced to practice in the course of the
performance of this Agreement by such Party, unless such grant is expressly
recited in a separate written document duly executed by or on behalf of the
granting party. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, SpaceDev hereby grants
to Customer for the duration of its performance under this Agreement the right
to duplicate, disclose, and use all interface and integration data necessary for
performance of this Agreement subject to Article 22, "Confidential Data".
ARTICLE 21
LICENSES, PERMITS AND APPROVALS
21.1 SpaceDev shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary
government licenses, permits, approvals, and other documentation for the
performance by SpaceDev of the launch and Integration Services.
21.2 Customer, if not a U.S. entity, shall be responsible for obtaining
all necessary U.S. government licenses, permits, approvals, and other
documentation regarding the export from the United States of technical
information and data necessary for the performance by SpaceDev of the Launch and
Integration Services regarding the export of Customer's Payload from its country
of origin to the Launch Site. Customer shall use reasonable efforts to obtain
such licenses, permits, or approvals as soon as possible, and SpaceDev or its
designee shall, within the prescriptions of applicable law, if requested by
Customer, participate in the procedures necessary to obtain such licenses,
permits, or approvals. If Customer fails to obtain such licenses, permits, or
approvals due to Customer's lack of reasonable efforts, Customer shall forfeit
all payments made to that date. SpaceDev shall comply with any requirements that
may be imposed by the government of the country of origin of Customer's Payload
so that Customer may obtain such licenses, permits, or approvals. Customer shall
inform SpaceDev in writing of any such requirements that require SpaceDev's
compliance.
21.3 In the event that Customer, despite using its reasonable efforts,
is unable to obtain (or if obtained, is subsequently revoked or suspended) the
necessary U.S. Government licenses, permits or approvals for the export of
Customer's Payload for Launch from the Launch Site at least three (3) months
prior to the first day in the Launch Period for that launch, or if the export
license imposes requirements on SpaceDev that SpaceDev is not capable of
satisfying, then the Parties shall meet to consider if additional actions could
be taken to obtain such licenses, permits or approvals, or if other solutions
are available. If, after considering all reasonable alternatives, the Parties
have exhausted all other courses of actions, then Customer shall be entitled to
terminate this Agreement with respect to the launch of Customer's Payload for
which the necessary export authorization has not been obtained or has been
revoked or suspended, and Article 13 "Excusable Delay' shall not apply.
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21.3.1 If the denial, revocation, or suspension of such
licenses, permits, or approvals is the result of actions or inaction's
attributable to SpaceDev or the Customer's government, SpaceDev shall
refund to Customer within sixty (60) days of the date of the
termination notice all payments made by Customer under this Agreement
with respect to the Launch of the affected Payload. For the Purpose of
this paragraph 21.3.1 any action by the U.S. government to deny or
revoke Customer's export authorization as a result of an alleged
failure of government or SpaceDev or its general partners to fully
comply with the requirements of the Missile Technology Control Regime
("MTCR"), any Treaty or agreement (including, but not limited to,
Executive Agreements, Memoranda and Understanding and other agreements
between departments or agencies of the U.S. government), the Technology
Transfer Control Plan ("TTCP"), Technology Assistance Agreement or any
condition or provision of any export license or authorization, shall be
deemed to be the result of actions of SpaceDev.
21.3.2 If the denial of such licenses, permits or approvals is
not the result of actions or inactions attributable to either SpaceDev
or Customer, SpaceDev shall be entitled to retain as termination
charges all payments made by Customer until the date of the termination
notice up to the smaller of ten percent (l0%) of the purchase price and
maximum amount of Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Dollars
(US$1OO,000). If the amounts paid to SpaceDev by Customer for the
Launch Services to terminate exceed Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Dollars (US$100,000), SpaceDev shall refund to Customer within sixty
(60) days of the date of the termination notice all amounts paid in
excess of one hundred thousand United States Dollars (US $100,000).
21.4 Each Party shall be solely responsible for any expense incurred in
obtaining the licenses, permits, approvals, authorizations, notices, and other
documentation such Party is required to obtain under this Article 21, provided
that each Party agrees to provide reasonable assistance to the other Party, at
its own expense, in obtaining such licenses, permits, approvals, authorizations,
notices, and other documentation.
21.5 SpaceDev shall obtain whatever licenses, permits, approvals or
other documentation from any governmental authorities that are necessary or
appropriate for the performance by the Parties of this Agreement. In the event
that such governmental licenses, permits, or approvals are denied or, if
granted, are later withdrawn or canceled at any time during the term of this
Agreement, Customer shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement, in whole or
in part and SpaceDev shall refund to Customer within thirty (30) days of the
date of the termination notice all payments made by Customer under this
Agreement and Article 13, "Excusable Delay" shall not apply.
ARTICLE 22
CONFIDENTIAL DATA
22.1 In the course of performance of its obligations hereunder each
Party may disclose data and information of a technical and financial nature that
is considered to be proprietary and confidential, including, without limitation,
information originally created by or available only from the disclosing Party,
or a Third Party with respect to which the disclosing Party has limited
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disclosure rights ("Confidential Data"), Such Confidential Data shall be marked
prominently as confidential or proprietary before its disclosure.
22.2 A Party receiving Confidential Data that has been identified as
confidential or proprietary shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent its
publication or disclosure to any Third Party. Such Party shall use the
Confidential Data solely for the performance of its obligations under this
Agreement. The Parties shall be deemed to have discharged their entire
obligation to maintain confidentiality of Confidential Data hereunder, if they
exercise the same degree of care to preserve and safeguard the other Party's
Confidential Data as they use to preserve and safeguard their own Confidential
Data.
22.3 Neither Party shall be liable for disclosure or use of any
Confidential Data that is;
22.3.1 In the public domain, by publication or otherwise, at
the time to receipt or that comes into the public domain thereafter
through no act of the receiving Party in breach of this Agreement: or
22.3.2 Known to the receiving Party or legally in the
receiving Party's possession before disclosure by the disclosing Party;
or
22.3.3 Disclosed with the prior written approval of the
disclosing Party; or
22.3.4 Independently developed by the receiving Party; or
22.3.5 Lawfully disclosed to the receiving Party by a Third
Party under conditions permitting such disclosure, or
22.3.6 Not properly marked as confidential or proprietary, or
22.3.7 Required, but only to the extent necessary, to be
disclosed pursuant to governmental or judicial order in which event the
Party concerned shall notify the other Party of any such requirement
before such disclosure and shall take all reasonable actions to protect
the confidentiality of such Confidential Data; or
22.3.8 Required in connection with the financing of this
Agreement or of Customers Payload or in connection with the procurement
of insurance or the presentation of any insurance claim, provided any
recipient shall have first agreed to be bound by the nondisclosure and
use restrictions contained herein.
22.4 Upon termination or completion of this Agreement, and upon
request, each Party agrees to return all Confidential Data (including all copies
thereof) received from the other Party or provide written certification that all
such Confidential Data has been destroyed, except that each Party may retain one
legal file copy Thereof. The confidentiality provisions of this Article 22 shall
survive the termination or completion of this Agreement.
22.5 If the Confidential Data disclosed is verbal, such verbal
Confidential Data shall be identified as confidential and proprietary before
disclosure and shall be reduced to writing promptly,
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but in no event later than twenty (20) days, properly marked as confidential or
proprietary and delivered to the receiving Party in accordance with this Article
22.
22.6. All right, title and interest in and to all Confidential Data and
any other data or information owned by one Party and delivered or disclosed to
the other Party pursuant to this Agreement shall remain exclusively with the
delivering or disclosing Party.
ARTICLE 23
NON-COMPETITION
23.1 SpaceDev's business is to deliver payload packages to certain
predetermined destinations in space for a delivery fee. SpaceDev agrees not to
compete with its customers but cannot arbitrate among customers regarding their
payload content.
ARTICLE 24
TERMINATION
24.1 This Agreement and the performance of services hereunder may be
terminated for cause by either Party upon the occurrence of any one of the
following events:
24.1.1 The other Party files a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy, makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with
or for the benefit of its creditors, suffers or permits the appointment
of a receiver for its business assets, becomes subject to involuntary
proceedings under any bankruptcy or insolvency law (which proceedings
remain pending for more than thirty (30) days or is wound up or
liquidated;
24.1.2 The other Party breaches any material covenant in this
Agreement, which breach remains uncured for a period of time equal to
the earlier to occur of: (a) thirty (30) days following receipt of
written notice of such breach from the non-breaching Party or (b) five
(5) days following receipt of written notice of such breach from the
non-breaching Party if such breach occurs within thirty (30) days
before Launch provided that, SpaceDev shall not be required to perform
the outstanding services with respect to Customer's Payload as set
forth in Exhibit A if Customer has not cured the breach of any material
covenant before the Launch and provided further that, if such breach is
not curable using reasonable efforts within the time periods specified
in (a) and (b) of this Paragraph 24.1.2 and the Launch is not scheduled
or occur before such time, such longer period, not exceeding ninety
(90) days, provided the breach can be cured within such longer period
and the breaching Party has commenced and is diligently proceeding with
the cure; or
24.2 If Customer terminates this Agreement pursuant to Paragraph
24.1.1, it shall be entitled to claim any amounts previously paid to SpaceDev
hereunder in excess of launches already performed. If SpaceDev terminates this
Agreement pursuant to Paragraph 24.1.1, it shall be entitled to retain all
payments made by Customer to SpaceDev hereunder.
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24.3 Customer may terminate this Agreement for its own convenience, at
any time before Launch, provided that it shall pay SpaceDev through the
effective date of termination in accordance with the termination schedule below.
The total price payable shall be inclusive of payments already made to SpaceDev;
if the total amount paid by Customer to SpaceDev at the effective date of
termination exceeds the amount shown in the table below, then SpaceDev shall
refund to Customer the difference between the amount paid by Customer to
SpaceDev, and the amount shown in the table below.
Months Before Launch Day Total Price Payable Hereunder
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18 months 10% of total price as defined in Exhibit B
12 months 27.5%
7 months 55%
4 months 80%
The Launch Day referred to in the above table shall be the Launch Day
in effect on the effective date of termination.
24.4 Customer shall be entitled to cancel a Launch and Integration
Service and terminate this Agreement for cause upon notice to SpaceDev under the
following conditions.
24.4.1 In the event that the Launch Date is postponed beyond
December 31, 2002, Customer may cancel the Launch Service with respect
to such Launch, in which case SpaceDev shall reimburse within thirty
(30) days of written notice by Customer for all payments made to
SpaceDev under this Agreement with respect to such Launch.
24.4.2 In the event of a Launch Failure, or a failure of any
launch vehicle, within six (6) months before the commencement of the
Launch period for the next scheduled Launch, if SpaceDev has not
demonstrated to the satisfaction of Customer that the cause of the
failure has been identified and that corrective measures have been or
are being implemented.
24.4.3 In the event of termination in whole or in part, under
this Paragraph 24.4, Customer shall not have any liability to SpaceDev
under this Agreement with respect to the portion of this Agreement
which is terminated, including, without limitation, any of the payment
obligations under Article 8, "Purchase Price" or Article 9, "General
Payment Conditions", and SpaceDev shall refund to Customer any amount
paid under this Agreement with respect to such terminated portion of
this Agreement within thirty (30) days of the date of the termination
notice.
24.5 Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary,
the termination fees set forth in this Article 24 shall be SpaceDev's sole and
exclusive remedy in the event of Customer's default hereunder.
24.6 On termination of this Agreement, each party agrees to immediately
deliver to the other party all documents, data, records, electronic data,
notebooks, and similar material relating in away to any proprietary information
of the other party, including copies then such party's possession, whether
prepared by that party or others. Neither party shall retain any such documents,
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data, or other items originated by the other party.
ARTICLE 25
CONDITIONS
25.1 If SpaceDev is unable to successfully complete the NEAP project or
if at the sole discretion of SpaceDev, it determines under its own standard of
satisfaction and under good faith that a specific mission cannot be successfully
completed, then this Agreement shall be void, and all rights granted by this
Agreement shall be terminated and forfeited, all funds paid shall be refunded to
client and neither SpaceDev nor client shall have any further responsibility or
liability to each other.
25.2 SpaceDev's obligations to provide launch services and
transportation of the payload under this Agreement are subject to the
satisfaction, at or before the launch date, of all the following conditions.
SpaceDev may waive any or all or these conditions in whole or in part without
prior notice, except that no waiver of a condition shall constitute a waiver by
SpaceDev of any of its rights or remedies, at law or in equity, if Customer is
in default of any of its rights representations, warranties, or covenants under
this Agreement.
25.3 All representations and warranties by Customer in this Agreement,
or in any written statement delivered to SpaceDev under this Agreement, shall be
true in all material respects regarding the launch date as though such
representation and warranties were made on and as of that date.
25.4 Customer shall have performed, satisfied, and complied with all
covenants, agreements, and conditions that it is required by this Agreement to
perform, satisfy, or comply with on or before the launch date.
ARTICLE 26
INTERPRETATION
26.1 This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties. There
are no understandings or agreements between the relative to this Agreement or to
its subject matter that are not fully expressed in this Agreement. All prior
agreements, discussions, representations, warranties, or statements by the
parties are hereby superseded unless they are expressly incorporated in the
terms of this Agreement by the terms thereof.
26.2 All terms and conditions of this Agreement are established on the
basis of mutual understanding between the parties. Therefore, the relationship
of the parties, including, but not limited to, the rights, obligations and
remedies of both parties and the meaning and effectiveness of the terms and
conditions of the Agreement shall be construed in the context of this Agreement
and to give effect thereto.
26.3 Article and Section headings are used solely for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the construction of any provision of this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE 27
NOTICES AND LANGUAGE
27.1 Any communication between the parties in connection with this
Agreement shall be made in the English language. Any documents provided by one
party to the other shall be written in the English language. Translation by or
any document from another language into English shall be at the risk of the
party performing the translation. SpaceDev reserves the right to reject any
document received if not in accurate English.
27.2 All important communication notices concerning this Agreement
shall be made in writing and shall be sufficient in all respects if delivered in
person or by facsimile, telex, or telegram to SpaceDev or to Customer, as the
case may be, at the address specified below or such other addresses as a party
may give to the other party pursuant to this Section. Any notices sent by telex,
facsimile, or telegram shall be confirmed by sending an original of such notice
by certified or registered airmail, and if any notice is given by facsimile, the
party giving the notice shall at or about the time of sending the facsimile,
record the number of pages thereof and brief description of the matters covered.
SpaceDev: l3855 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Dojin: 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
27.3 Notices given hereunder shall be deemed to be received in the case
of telegrams, telexes and facsimiles on the first business day after the
dispatch thereof. Business day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or
public holiday in the United States of America.
ARTICLE 28
COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PARTIES
28.1 Customer and SpaceDev shall each designate a project coordinator
immediately following the effective date of this Agreement.
28.2 The project coordinators shall supervise and coordinate the
performance of the Launch and Integration Services and the technical commitments
of the respective Parties under this Agreement.
28.3 The project coordinators shall have sufficient power to be able to
settle any technical issues that may arise during the performance of this
Agreement as well as any daily administration of the new project coordinator.
28.4 Either Party may replace its project coordinator by prior written
notice to the other Party, signed by an authorized representative, indicating
the effective date of designation of the new project coordinator.
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28.5 The project coordinators shall not be authorized to direct work
contrary to the requirements of or to make modifications to this Agreement.
Modifications to this Agreement shall only be made in accordance with Article
29, Amendments.
ARTICLE 29
AMENDMENTS
29.1 Either party to this Agreement shall be entitled to request an
amendment to this Agreement by submitting its request in writing to the other
party. If the other party agrees to amend this Agreement, the amendment shall
take effect after it is signed by the authorized representatives of the parties.
ARTICLE 30
ASSIGNMENT OF AGREEMENT
30.1 This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of the parties, any successor, and permitted assignees. Neither party
shall be entitled to assign all or part of its rights and obligations under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, except that
SpaceDev may transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement
to a Third Party or to a wholly owned subsidiary of such Party pursuant to any
merger, sale of all or substantially all assets, or other corporate
reorganization. Consent to assignment shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Notwithstanding this Section, the parties recognize that for the purpose of
financing the parties' obligations under this Agreement, it may be necessary for
either party to assign by way of security its rights hereunder to a bank or
banks or other financial institution. Neither party shall withhold its consent
to any such assignment.
ARTICLE 31
DEFAULT
31.1 Both parties shall have the mutual obligation to notify the other
party in writing immediately of any event which could give rise to default under
this Agreement.
31.2 No default of either party to this Agreement in the performance of
any of its covenants or obligations, which except for this provision would be
the legal basis for rescission or termination of this Agreement by the other
party, shall give or result in such rights, unless and until the party
committing the default shall fail to correct the default within thirty (30) days
after written notice of claim of default, and a statement setting forth the
nature thereof is given by the defaulting party by the party claiming default.
31.3 If either party did not exercise its right to impose sanctions
when its interests under this Agreement were violated, such failure shall not be
constructed as allowing such violation in the future.
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ARTICLE 32
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY
32.1 If any party consists of more than one person or entity, the
liability of each such person or entity signing this Agreement shall be joint
and several.
ARTICLE 33
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
33.1 All disputes arising in connection with this Agreement or the
validity, interpretation, performance, or breach thereof, shall, if possible, be
settled through friendly negotiations. If an amicable settlement cannot be
achieved through such negotiations, or the dispute requires urgent settlement,
the dispute may be submitted to arbitration by either party.
33.2 Any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of the
interpretation, performance or breach of this agreement (including disputes as
to the jurisdiction of the arbitrator) shall be resolved at the request of any
party hereto ("Initiation") directed to the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation
Service, (JAMS) by a binding arbitration conducted by a single Arbitrator in San
Diego County, California in accordance with the California Code of civil
Procedure section 1280 et. seq. except as modified by the terms of this Section.
The arbitrator shall apply California substantive law to the matter(s) which are
the subject of the arbitration. The arbitrator shall have the power to grant
such legal and equitable remedies and award such damages as may be grated or
awarded by a Judge of the Superior Court of the County of San Diego, California.
The arbitrator shall prepare and provide to the parties a written decision
("Decision") on all matter(s) which are the subject of the arbitration,
including factual findings and the reasons which form the basis of the Decision
of the arbitrator. The arbitrator shall not have the power to commit errors of
law or legal reasoning and the award may be vacated or corrected pursuant to
California Code of Civil Procedure sections 1286.2 or 1286.6 for any such error.
The Decision shall have the effect and be enforceable in the manner provided by
the California Code of Civil Procedure. Costs of the arbitration shall be borne
as directed by the arbitrator. The parties hereby agree that the CAR are
modified as follows:
33.2.1 If the parties have not agreed to an Arbitrator within
thirty (30) days after Initiation of arbitration, then JAMS shall
appoint a single neutral Arbitrator as soon thereafter as practical.
33.2.2 The parties shall be permitted discovery, including
depositions, under the supervision and rules set by the Arbitrator;
provided, however, that discovery shall be completed within forty-five
(45) days of selection or appointment of the Arbitrator. The Arbitrator
shall have power to impose such sanctions as the Arbitrator deems
appropriate for failure of a party or counsel for a party to comply
with discovery rules established by the Arbitrator.
33.2.3 A hearing before the Arbitrator shall be held no later
than ninety (90) days after Initiation of arbitration, unless a hearing
is waived by all parties.
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33.2.4 No later than ten (10) days from the date of closing of
the arbitration hearing, or, if an oral hearing has been waived, from
the date of transmitting final statements and proofs to the Arbitrator,
the Arbitrator shall render a written Decision.
ARTICLE 34
GOVERNING LAW
34.1 This Agreement shall he construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of California, United States of America, without giving
effect to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.
34.2 The Parties hereby irrevocably consent to and submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of
California, and any action, suit or proceeding under this Agreement may be
brought by the Parties in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction
established or sitting in the State of California. Furthermore, the Parties
shall nor raise, and hereby waive, any defenses based upon improper venue,
inconvenience of the forum, lack of personal jurisdiction, sufficiency of
service of process, or the like in any such action, suit, or proceeding brought
in the State of California.
34.3 To the extent that SpaceDev or any of its property is or becomes
entitled at any time to assert the claim or defense of sovereign immunity in any
legal action, suit or proceeding (including, but not limited to actions, suits,
or proceedings brought in the State of California), or in connection with any
other legal process in any jurisdiction, SpaceDev for itself and its property
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to plead or claim,
the claim or defense of sovereign immunity (including, but not limited to, any
immunity provided under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, 28 U.S.C.
ss. 1602 et. seq. of the United States of America) with respect to its
obligations, liabilities, or any other matter arising under to relating to this
Agreement.
34.4 The Parties agree that the United Nations Convention for the
International Sales of Goods shall not be applicable to this Agreement.
ARTICLE 35
WAIVERS AND REMEDIES
35.1 The failure of either SpaceDev or Customer to insist, in any one
or more instances, on strict performance of any of the provisions of this
Agreement or to take advantage of any of its rights shall not be construed as a
waiver of any of these provisions or the relinquishment of any of its rights,
but they shall continue and remain in full force and effect. The waiver by a
Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a
waiver of any succeeding breach of the same or any other provision, nor shall it
constitute a waiver of the provisions itself.
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ARTICLE 36
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
36.1 This Agreement, including all its Exhibits, constitutes the entire
understanding and agreement between the Parties and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous correspondence, representations, proposals, negotiations,
understandings or agreements of the Parties, whether oral or written in
connection with the subject matter hereof. The Parties hereby acknowledge that
there are no collateral agreements between them with respect to the subject
matter hereof.
ARTICLE 37
PUBLIC RELEASE OF INFORMATION
37.1 Each Party shall obtain the written approval of the other Party
concerning the content and timing of new releases, articles, brochures,
advertisements, prepared speeches, and other information releases to be made by
the Party concerning this Agreement or the Launch and Integration Services
performed or to be performed hereunder. Such approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
ARTICLE 38
CONFIDENTIALITY
38.1 From the date of execution of this Agreement first written above
and at all times thereafter, including any time after termination of this
Agreement, neither party shall directly or indirectly, use or make available to
any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other entity, and
shall keep confidential any and all information they have, have had, or may
subsequently obtain relative to the others' affairs, relationships to actual or
potential customers and sources of supply and the needs and requirements of any
such actual or potential plans, and shall keep confidential the prices,
investors, contents of contracts and/or agreements pursuant to this Agreement
without prior written consent of both parties.
38.2 In case of the violation of the covenants concerning
confidentiality contained in Section 4.6, the party violating the indicated
covenants shall bear any damages incurred by the other party as a result of such
violation.
38.3 Nothing in this Agreement means, and cannot be constructed, as a
basis for transferring the rights to intellectual property belonging to SpaceDev
or its affiliates in relation to its products, components, scientific and
production experience and know-how to Customer unless expressly granted by
SpaceDev in writing in a special additional agreement between the parties.
ARTICLE 39
ORDER OF PRECEDENCE
39.1 All Exhibits and documents referred to herein are hereby
incorporated into the
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Agreement and shall form an integral part hereof. The Articles of this Agreement
and all Exhibits hereto shall be read so as to be consistent to the extent
practicable. In the event of any ambiguity, conflict, or inconsistency among or
between the various parts of this Agreement, such ambiguity, conflict, or
inconsistency shall be resolved by giving precedence to the documents in the
order set forth as follows:
1. Launch and Integration Services Agreement
2. Exhibit A, Launch and Integration Services Statement of Work.
3. Exhibit B, Payment Schedule
4. Any documents incorporated into the Agreement or Exhibits A or B by
reference.
ARTICLE 40
GENERAL
40.1 All rights and remedies hereunder shall be cumulative and may be
exercised singly or concurrently. Failure by either party to enforce any of its
rights shall not be deemed a waiver of future enforcement of such rights or any
other rights. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or
unenforceable, it shall not affect any other provision this Agreement, and the
invalid or unenforceable provision shall be replaced with a provision consistent
with the original intent of the parties.
ARTICLE 41
TIME IS OF ESSENCE
41.1 Time is of the essence as to each and every provision of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 42
RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
42.1 The relationship of the parties to this Agreement is limited to
the purposes and transactions contained herein in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to create a general
partnership or other relationship between the parties or to permit either party
to bid for or to undertake any contracts for the other party.
ARTICLE 43
SEVERABILITY
43.1 Should any single provision of this Agreement be held to be
unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect,
to be read and construed as if the unenforceable provisions were deleted.
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The Parties have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized
representatives in duplicate originals on July 14, 1999 at Poway, California.
SPACEDEV, INC. DOJIN LIMITED
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
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Signature Signature
By: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx By: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer Title: President
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EXHIBIT A
STATEMENT OF WORK
1. Dojin shall deliver one (1) Compact Disc of standard dimensions and
weight to SpaceDev's Payload Processing Facility located at 00000 Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, no later than ninety (90) days prior to
launch. The size and weight of the compact disc shall not exceed those
of commonly available Compact Discs widely available at the signing of
this Agreement.
2. SpaceDev shall integrate Dojin's compact disc into NEAP in a manner
that SpaceDev determines.
3. SpaceDev shall provide Dojin with verification of integration of the
compact disc into NEAP at least sixty (60) days prior to launch.
4. SpaceDev shall launch NEAP containing Dojin's compact disc between
July, 2001 and January 31, 2002.
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EXHIBIT B
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
The total price of this Agreement is Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000).
This amount shall be paid by Dojin to SpaceDev in increments as follows:
1. Two and One-Half percent (2.5%) or Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000)
within ten (10) days of the execution of this Agreement.
2. Twenty-Five percent (25%) or Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) twelve
(12) months prior to the Launch Date.
3. Twenty-Seven and One-Half percent (27.5%) or Fifty-Five Thousand
Dollars ($55,000) seven (7) months prior to the Launch Date.
4. Twenty-Five percent (25%) or Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) four (4)
months prior to the Launch Date.
5. Twenty percent (20%) or Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) upon
successful Launch of Customer's payload.
Note: Any unpaid balance, including that due under paragraph 5. of this Exhibit
B above, must be deposited into the escrow account named in Section 9.4 prior to
the integration of Customer's payload into NEAP. Pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, SpaceDev shall notify Customer as to the date of integration.
/s/
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