[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 26 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 26

  To express the sense of Congress that the first launch of the Space 
   Launch System should be named for Captain Eugene Andrew ``Gene'' 
                                Cernan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2017

   Mr. Aderholt (for himself, Mr. Culberson, and Mr. Smith of Texas) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  To express the sense of Congress that the first launch of the Space 
   Launch System should be named for Captain Eugene Andrew ``Gene'' 
                                Cernan.

Whereas the last United States astronaut to walk on the Moon was Captain Eugene 
        Andrew ``Gene'' Cernan, in December 1972;
Whereas it was Captain Cernan's strong desire that the United States return to 
        the Moon as part of NASA's Exploration program;
Whereas human missions to the Moon will provide invaluable contributions to 
        knowing how humans can work in space, including science experiments and 
        commercial enterprises; and
Whereas NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), with an initial lift capacity of 70 
        metric tons, will be the largest and most powerful rocket since the 
        Saturn V: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that the Space Launch System (SLS) 
should be named the Cernan 1, in recognition of the achievements of 
Captain Eugene Andrew ``Gene'' Cernan and his fellow astronauts and all 
who participated in developing and supporting the Apollo program.
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