[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 580 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 580

 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 15 mission from July 
                      26, 1971, to August 7, 1971.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 2021

Mrs. Dingell submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 15 mission from July 
                      26, 1971, to August 7, 1971.

Whereas, in July 1960, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 
        announced the creation of the Apollo program, which continued through 
        December 1972, to send mankind to the Moon;
Whereas Apollo 15 was the ninth crewed mission in the United States Apollo 
        program and the fourth to land on the Moon, contributing to the 
        development of countless scientific and technological advances;
Whereas the Apollo 15 crew consisted of Commander David R. Scott, Command Module 
        Pilot Alfred M. Worden, and Lunar Module Pilot James B. Irwin;
Whereas all 3 Apollo 15 astronauts attended the University of Michigan, which 
        offered the first-ever aeronautical engineering program beginning in 
        1914;
Whereas the Apollo 15 mission included several firsts, notably--

    (1) the first space walk in deep space;

    (2) the first use of a lunar rover to explore the Moon's surface, 
significantly extending the distance a crew could travel over the lunar 
surface; and

    (3) the first satellite deployment by a crewed spacecraft; and

Whereas the Apollo 15 astronauts completed a record 18 hours, 37 minutes of 
        exploration, traveled approximately 17.5 miles in the first vehicle that 
        humankind has ever driven on the Moon, collected more than 170 pounds of 
        lunar samples, set up the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package 
        array, obtained a core sample from about 10 feet beneath the lunar 
        surface, and provided extensive oral descriptions and photographic 
        documentation of geological features during the astronauts 3 days on the 
        lunar surface: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration (NASA), the Apollo 15 astronauts and their 
        families, and the American people on the 50th anniversary of 
        the successful Apollo 15 mission;
            (2) recognizes and celebrates the 50 years of cultural and 
        technological history, legacy, and achievements of NASA's 
        Apollo program;
            (3) recognizes the achievements of all the administrators, 
        astronauts, engineers, scientists, and staff members who 
        contributed to the success of the Apollo 15 mission; and
            (4) reaffirms the commitment of the House of 
        Representatives to pursue space exploration on behalf of the 
        American people in order to increase humankind's understanding 
        of the universe as well as the Earth.
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