[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 220 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 220

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the 
 achievements of the Expedition 6 Crew aboard the International Space 
                                Station.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 2003

Mr. Wu (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Gordon) submitted 
   the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                                Science

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the 
 achievements of the Expedition 6 Crew aboard the International Space 
                                Station.

Whereas the crew comprised of 2 astronauts, Kenneth D. Bowersox and Donald B. 
        Pettit, and 1 cosmonaut, Nikolai Budarin, launched from Cape Canaveral 
        aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor on November 23, 2003;
Whereas the crew docked with the International Space Station on November 25, 
        2003, beginning a 161 day stay aboard the station;
Whereas the crew conducted experiments in the physical sciences, 
        bioastronautics, and space flight contributing to the advancement of 
        those fields and furthering of human knowledge;
Whereas the crew was aboard the ISS during the tragic loss of the shuttle 
        Columbia, which made it impossible to return on the scheduled return 
        date, and extended their time aboard the ISS by 2 months;
Whereas the crew faced the emotional challenge of coping with the loss of 
        colleagues on the Columbia, while having to continue ISS operations and 
        experiments, demonstrating the courage and devotion of astronauts;
Whereas the Expedition 6 crew members' prior experience made them strong, 
        qualified astronauts and cosmonaut, with Commander Bowersox, a graduate 
        of the Naval Academy, having served as a Naval aviator and test pilot, 
        Flight Engineer Budarin being a Russian test Cosmonaut and veteran of 
        two long-duration space missions aboard the Mir Station, and Science 
        Officer Pettit holding a doctorate in chemical engineering and having 
        worked for 12 years at the Los Alamos Laboratory; and
Whereas Science Officer Pettit's ``Saturday morning experiments'', conducted on 
        his free time, gave much to the educational community and the general 
        public: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes that the astronauts and cosmonaut of the 
        Expedition 6 Crew aboard the International Space Station 
        demonstrated the ideals of manned spaceflight;
            (2) honors their courage and dedication to scientific 
        research and education;
            (3) commends their extraordinary performance in space in 
        the aftermath of the Columbia Shuttle accident; and
            (4) commits to continued efforts to explore space.
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