[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1421 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1421

   Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission and the 
heroic actions of both the crew and those working at mission control in 
  Houston, Texas, for bringing the three astronauts, Fred Haise, Jim 
            Lovell, and Jack Swigert, home to Earth safely.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 28, 2010

 Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Olson, Mr. Culberson, 
     Ms. Granger, and Mr. Brady of Texas) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science and 
                               Technology

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission and the 
heroic actions of both the crew and those working at mission control in 
  Houston, Texas, for bringing the three astronauts, Fred Haise, Jim 
            Lovell, and Jack Swigert, home to Earth safely.

Whereas, on April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 was launched with an intended destination 
        of Fra Mauro highlands on the Moon;
Whereas on the way to the Moon, roughly 199,990 miles from Earth, the number 2 
        oxygen tank exploded and seriously damaged the Apollo 13 spacecraft;
Whereas after mission control calculated that a lunar landing was impossible, 
        mission control decided to fly a circumlunar orbit and use the Moon's 
        gravity to return the ship to Earth;
Whereas the tireless and heroic work of both mission control and the astronauts 
        on board the spacecraft allowed Apollo 13 to safely navigate back to 
        Earth;
Whereas the heroic work of mission control in Houston, Texas, solved a number of 
        unique engineering problems, such as using the lunar module as a 
        lifeboat for the crew and devising a carbon dioxide control system 
        completely from scratch;
Whereas without the outstanding work of the men and women at mission control, 
        the astronauts would most certainly not have been able to return to 
        Earth safely;
Whereas the safe return of the crew is a testament to United States ingenuity, 
        and a can-do attitude which represents the best of the space program and 
        the Nation;
Whereas the Apollo program lasted from 1961 to 1975 and set a number of 
        milestones in human spaceflight, including the first mission that left 
        low Earth orbit and the first man on the Moon;
Whereas the Apollo program spurred advances in many areas of technology 
        including avionics, telecommunications, and computers; and
Whereas the Apollo missions sparked interest in many fields of engineering which 
        benefitted the United States economy, national psyche, and leadership in 
        science and technology: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 
        mission;
            (2) recognizes the bravery and heroism of the astronauts of 
        the Apollo 13 mission, as well as the men and women in mission 
        control;
            (3) reaffirms its support of National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration (NASA) and human space flight; and
            (4) recognizes the tremendous advances to science and 
        technology in the United States that were spurned by the Apollo 
        space program.
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