Carl Kukkonen, CEO of VIASPACE, Inc. Discusses New $750,000 Army Contract and Business Update in Exclusive Interview on WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show

PASADENA, CA —August 13, 2008—VIASPACE Inc. (OTCBB: VSPC) today provided an overview of the company’s progress, including its subsidiary, Ionfinity’s new $750,000 contract with the U.S. Army, in an exclusive interview on WallSt.net’s 3-Minute Press Show.

Interested parties may access the interview through the following link:

http://www.tv.wallst.net/r/3-minute-...

About VIASPACE: Originally founded in 1998 with the objective of transforming proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions that solve today's complex problems, VIASPACE benefits from important patent and software licenses from Caltech, which manages NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. For more information, please visit our website at www.VIASPACE.com, or contact for Investor Relations, Dr. Jan Vandersande, Director of Communications at 800-517-8050, or IR@VIASPACE.com.

Press contact: Carl Kukkonen 626-768-3360

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