[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 97 (Friday, July 22, 1994)]
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                       TRIBUTE TO DR. LEROY CHIAO

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                            HON. BILL BAKER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 22, 1994

  Mr. BAKER of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise on the week of the 25th 
anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mission, when man first walked on the 
moon, to recognize one of my constituents, Dr. Leroy Chiao. For over 2 
weeks, Dr. Chiao has been living out his childhood dream of being an 
astronaut.
  On July 8, 1994, Dr. Chiao lifted off in the space shuttle Columbia, 
serving as its mission specialist. Columbia is scheduled to touch down 
tomorrow, July 23, 1994, at the Kennedy Space Center.
  Dr. Chiao and I share the same hometown, Danville, CA. He is a 
graduate of Monte Vista High School in Danville and received a B.S. in 
chemical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He 
earned his masters and doctoral degrees in chemical engineering from 
the University of California at Santa Barbara and now works as a 
chemical engineer at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
  As the first full Chinese-American NASA astronaut, Dr. Chiao is 
running the shuttle's space systems while in flight and is 
participating in nearly 80 different biological and materials-science 
experiments with other top scientists from around the world. He is also 
one of two astronauts on board trained to perform space walks outside 
the shuttle and will do so if needed. Dr. Chiao trained for this flight 
for 21 months, but has been preparing to be an astronaut for a 
lifetime.
  I commend Dr. Chiao for his dedication to space exploration and the 
world of science, and I look forward to meeting with him upon his 
return to Earth.
  His contributions have helped the United States maintain its role as 
the world's leader in science and technology, and instill a great sense 
of pride in all Americans.

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