[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 424 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 424

 To congratulate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 
   the Discovery crew of Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly, 
Mission Specialist Charlie Camarda, Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence, 
 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Mission Specialist Steve Robinson, 
  and Mission Specialist Andy Thomas on the successful completion of 
  their 14 day test flight to the International Space Station for the 
first step of the Vision for Space Exploration, begun from the Kennedy 
 Space Center, Florida, on July 26, 2005, and completed at Edwards Air 
  Force Base, California, on August 9, 2005. This historical mission 
 represented a great step forward into the new beginning of the Second 
                               Space Age.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2005

 Mr. Calvert submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                        the Committee on Science

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 To congratulate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 
   the Discovery crew of Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly, 
Mission Specialist Charlie Camarda, Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence, 
 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Mission Specialist Steve Robinson, 
  and Mission Specialist Andy Thomas on the successful completion of 
  their 14 day test flight to the International Space Station for the 
first step of the Vision for Space Exploration, begun from the Kennedy 
 Space Center, Florida, on July 26, 2005, and completed at Edwards Air 
  Force Base, California, on August 9, 2005. This historical mission 
 represented a great step forward into the new beginning of the Second 
                               Space Age.

Whereas the Space Shuttle Return-to-Flight is the first step in the Nation's 
        Vision for Space Exploration;
Whereas the Space Shuttle Discovery Crew completed three highly successful 
        extra-vehicular activity spacewalks;
Whereas the STS flight 114 accomplished the first in-flight heat shield repairs 
        on the Space Shuttle;
Whereas the Discovery crew delivered more than 6 tons of needed supplies and 
        equipment to the International Space Station;
Whereas Discovery's spacewalkers removed a failed Space Station gyroscope and 
        replaced it with a new one, restoring full capability of the Station's 
        attitude control system;
Whereas the Discovery mission successfully used three different Canadian robotic 
        extensions to conduct spacewalks and to survey the Shuttle: the Shuttle 
        Canadarm; the Space Station Canadarm2; and the Orbiter Boom Sensor 
        System;
Whereas the crew of the Discovery experienced ``virtual'' visits from leaders of 
        2 nations, the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of 
        Japan; and
Whereas Commander Eileen Collins led the crew of 7 and guided the Discovery 
        vehicle through an unprecedented back flip maneuver: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends Commander Eileen Collins, for being the first 
        female space shuttle commander and a role model for all;
            (2) commends Col. Jim Kelly, pilot of STS 114, for his 
        second flight aboard the Space Shuttle and his participation in 
        robotic arm operations;
            (3) commends Charlie Camarda, mission specialist, a 
        ``rookie'' who performed like a veteran by transferring the 
        multipurpose logistics module from the International Space 
        Station to the Space Shuttle;
            (4) commends Wendy Lawrence, mission specialist, for 
        outstanding skill in operating Canadarm2;
            (5) commends Soichi Noguchi of Japan, mission specialist, a 
        ``rookie'' who was a ``spacewalker'' for the inspections and 
        repairs of the Space Shuttle;
            (6) commends Steve Robinson, mission specialist, for his 
        outstanding skill as a ``spacewalker,'' who enhanced and 
        repaired Discovery and the International Space Station; and
            (7) commends Andy Thomas, mission specialist, who performed 
        the laser checks on the leading edge of the Space Shuttle by 
        the operation of Canadarm2.
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