[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 96 (Thursday, July 21, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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  NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER: THE EYES AND EARS TO THE UNIVERSE

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 21, 1994

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, 25 years ago, as man placed his first steps 
on the Moon the people of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in 
Greenbelt, MD were there. Twenty-five years later as the planet Jupiter 
is pummeled by pieces of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Comet, the Goddard Space 
Flight Center employees are there again. And as Spaceship Columbia 
circles the Earth, those at Goddard Space Flight Center are the first 
to hear of the new life spaceship cabin.
  Goddard Space Flight Center is the eyes and ears to the universe, Mr. 
Speaker. As Astronaut Neil Armstrong placed the American flag on the 
Moon's surface and spoke of ``one small step for man, one giant leap 
for mankind,'' the images and the words of that historic moment were 
first relayed to NASA Goddard even before going to Houston or our own 
television sets.
  NASA Goddard serves as the communication link to all our space 
efforts--be they the Hubbel telescope, Voyager One and Two, the Apollo 
Project, the Clementine Spacecraft and the space shuttle, Columbia.
  As we today commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Lunar walk, let 
me commend the dedicated employees of the NASA Goddard Space Flight 
Center for the outstanding work they do--they are truly the eyes and 
the ears of the universe.

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