VIASPACE (VSPC) 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Exhibit 99.1

DENDA ASSOCIATES TO REPRESENT VIASPACE IN JAPAN

PASADENA, CA — November 6, 2006—VIASPACE Inc. (OTCBB: VSPC), a company dedicated to commercializing proven technologies from NASA and the US Department of Defense, today announced that Denda Associates has been retained to represent VIASPACE in Japan. Denda Associates, with offices in Tokyo, provides consulting and business development expertise for foreign companies seeking to expand into the Japanese market. Denda Associates Co. Ltd. was founded by Mr. Nobuyuki (“Norm”) Denda, who serves as its CEO. Previously Mr. Denda was with Intel Japan Corp. since 1971, serving as Marketing & Sales Director, Vice President of Intel US, President of Intel Japan, and then CEO and Chairman from 1997-2001. He also serves on the Board of Directors of VIASPACE Inc.

“Mr. Denda and his staff will introduce VIASPACE and its fuel cell and security subsidiaries to industry decision makers in Japan,” stated VIASPACE CEO, Dr. Carl Kukkonen. “Denda Associates has the experience and proven track record of facilitating the introduction and market acceptance of US companies’ products into the Japanese market.”

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 atwww.VIASPACE.com, or contact for Investor Relations, Dr. Jan Vandersande, Director of Communications at 800-517-8050, orIR@VIASPACE.com.

Press contact: Carl Kukkonen 626-768-3360
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