[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




APPLAUDING EMPLOYEES OF THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER ON A REMARKABLE SPACE 
                            SHUTTLE MISSION

  (MR. WELDON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, right now, the shuttle Discovery 
is orbiting 170 miles above, on a remarkable mission.
  This shuttle mission, commanded by James Wetherbee is a mission of 
firsts.
  Yesterday we witnessed a historic event: the rendezvous with the 
Russian space station Mir.
  The shuttle Discovery maneuvered within 44 feet of the Russian space 
station.
  This was a major effort of two former enemies, with different 
languages, cultures, and technologies, working together in peaceful 
cooperation.
  This cooperation gives us great hope for the continued success of the 
U.S.-led international space station.

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  On board the space shuttle is Eileen Collins, the first woman to 
pilot a space shuttle mission. She is joined by the second Russian 
cosmonaut to fly aboard a United States space shuttle, Vladimir Titov.
  Mr. Speaker, I salute and applaud the employees of Kennedy Space 
Station as well as Johnson in support of this remarkable shuttle 
mission.


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