[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 385 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 385

Recognizing the historic achievement of astronaut Scott Joseph Kelly of 
 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the first person 
 of the United States to complete a continuous 1-year mission in space.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 3, 2016

  Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Peters, and Mr. 
Menendez) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the historic achievement of astronaut Scott Joseph Kelly of 
 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the first person 
 of the United States to complete a continuous 1-year mission in space.

Whereas Scott Joseph Kelly was born on February 21, 1964, to Richard and 
        Patricia Kelly in Orange, New Jersey, and raised in West Orange, New 
        Jersey;
Whereas Scott Kelly received--

    (1) a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the 
State University of New York Maritime College in 1987; and

    (2) a Master of Science degree in aviation systems from the University 
of Tennessee in 1996;

Whereas in July 1989, Scott Kelly was designated as a naval aviator in Beeville, 
        Texas, and subsequently made overseas deployments aboard the USS Dwight 
        D. Eisenhower to--

    (1) the North Atlantic Ocean;

    (2) the Mediterranean Sea;

    (3) the Red Sea; and

    (4) the Persian Gulf;

Whereas since completing training at the United States Naval Test Pilot School 
        in June 1994, Scott Kelly has--

    (1) logged over 8,000 hours in not fewer than 40 different aircraft and 
spacecraft; and

    (2) made not fewer than 250 carrier landings;

Whereas in 2012, Scott Kelly retired from the Navy as a captain;
Whereas since being selected by the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration (referred to in this preamble as ``NASA'') for astronaut 
        training in 1996, Scott Kelly has served--

    (1) in 1999, as a pilot of the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-103 to 
service the Hubble Space Telescope;

    (2) in 2007, as Mission Commander of the Space Shuttle Endeavor on STS-
118 to the International Space Station (referred to in this preamble as the 
``ISS'');

    (3) as a flight engineer for ISS Expedition 25;

    (4) as the Commander of ISS Expedition 26; and

    (5) as a 1-year crew member of ISS Expeditions 43, 44, 45, and 46, 
including 6 months of service as Commander;

Whereas, on March 27, 2015, Scott Kelly launched into space for a 340-day 
        mission aboard the ISS;
Whereas during his 340-day voyage aboard the ISS, Scott Kelly--

    (1) remained in continuous orbit around the Earth;

    (2) achieved the longest continuous amount of time that a United States 
astronaut has spent living in space;

    (3) in addition to his regular duties of ISS maintenance, participated 
in hundreds of scientific studies; and

    (4) conducted 3 space walks;

Whereas Scott Kelly participated in a 1-year twins study in space while his 
        identical twin brother, former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, acted as a 
        human control specimen on Earth, providing an understanding of the 
        physical, behavioral, microbiological, and molecular reaction of the 
        human body to an extended period of time in space, which could--

    (1) be pivotal for the United States goal for humans to explore Mars; 
and

    (2) contribute to unforeseen scientific innovations that benefit all of 
humanity;

Whereas the 340-day space mission of Scott Kelly--

    (1) generated new insight into how the human body adjusts to 
weightlessness, isolation, radiation, and the stress of long-duration space 
flight; and

    (2) will help support astronaut physical and mental well-being during 
longer space exploration missions in the future;

Whereas Scott Kelly completed the 340-day mission with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail 
        Kornienko, embodying peaceful international cooperation in outer space;
Whereas, on March 1, 2016, Scott Kelly touched down on Earth, ending his 340-day 
        space voyage; and
Whereas the 1-year mission of Scott Kelly marks a significant step in reaching 
        the goals of NASA of future missions to Mars, elsewhere in the solar 
        system, and beyond: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration astronaut Scott Kelly for--
                    (A) the historic achievement in completing a 1-year 
                mission in space; and
                    (B) a successful return to Earth, the United 
                States, and his family;
            (2) recognizes that--
                    (A) the 1-year mission of Scott Kelly contributed 
                to research on the effects of long-duration space 
                flight on the human body and mind; and
                    (B) continuing studies of human health are critical 
                to future human exploration of space; and
            (3) applauds the contributions of the 1-year journey in 
        space of Scott Kelly to the scientific progress of the United 
        States.
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