[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 95 (Wednesday, July 20, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 20, 1994]
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CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOLLO 11 LUNAR LANDING AND THE 
                     SUCCESSES OF APOLLO MISSIONS.

  (Mrs. MORELLA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, today, we celebrate the 25th anniversary 
of the Apollo 11 lunar landing and the victorious successes of our 
Apollo missions.
  The Apollo missions were a triumph and a wave of reassurance for a 
Nation ill at ease on the battlefield of the cold war. It was a 
victorious answer in those extraordinary times to the challenge of 
sending a man to the Moon and returning him safely to Earth. It was a 
vivid, awe-inspiring testament to the capability and ingenuity of the 
human spirit.
  It was also a glorious adventure in which a great number of Americans 
took part. During the Apollo era, America's space efforts grew at 
unprecedented rates. The Government hired the biggest and the best 
scientific force in history, and colleges and universities swelled with 
students pursuing science and engineering. In addition, it produced a 
Golden Age of American technology and advancement--an age that, today, 
we are attempting to recapture and begin anew as we move our space 
program into the new millennium.
  In the past weeks, a clear message, inspired in part by the Apollo 
missions, has been sent to Congress--the American people want us in 
space. The dream is, indeed, still alive. As we commemorate this silver 
anniversary of the first lunar landing and remain committed to our 
Nation's space program, we are continuing this dream for our students, 
for ourselves, and for all humankind.

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