Item 5.02.                      Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officer; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
Election of a New Director.
 
On August 8, 2008, our Board of Directors elected Patricia Grace Smith as a director effective immediately.  Ms. Smith is the former Associate Administrator of Commercial Space Transportation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Her experience of over 25 years also includes other leadership roles with the FAA, the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Commercial Space Transportation, and the Federal Communications Commission. In addition to being a member of our Board of Directors, she has been selected to serve on our Government Security Committee.

Ms. Smith’s appointment increases the size of our Board to eleven directors, consisting of six independent directors and five non-independent directors.



 

 

 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 

 
SPACEDEV, INC.
 
Date:  August 13, 2008                                                                           By:      /s/ Richard B. Slansky        
              Richard B. Slansky
              President & Chief Financial Officer