[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 131 (Tuesday, September 23, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1868]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR BEING RECOGNIZED AS THE NASA WOMAN 
                       OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

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                    HON. ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER, JR.

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 23, 2003

  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate an outstanding 
Huntsville-based aerospace contractor, Analytical Services, Inc. for 
being named the 2003 NASA Woman Owned Business of the Year. ASI began 
operations under the strong leadership of Irma Tuder in Huntsville, 
Alabama with just two employees in 1992. Today 250 people work for ASI, 
150 of them are from my district.
  Analytical Services, Inc. provides program planning, technical 
writing and multimedia design and development to the Orbital Space 
Plane program which is managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. 
ASI supports the OSP mission to provide a system for crew rescue from 
the International Space Station, and ultimately crew and limited cargo 
transport to and from the Station. It is also supporting the management 
of the design and development of a new multipurpose space 
transportation system for assured access to space and to provide 
operational flexibility for NASA.
  ASI is best summarized by their company philosophy, ``and then 
some.'' ASI employees are committed to these words by providing their 
customers with responsiveness, innovation, professionalism, and then 
some. ASI has a strong dedication to its community and should serve as 
a model for small businesses everywhere.
  Mr. Speaker, today ASI Founder, President and CEO, Irma Tuder, will 
accept the 2003 NASA Woman Owned Business of the Year Award on behalf 
of all the employees of ASI. Since I cannot be there, I want to take 
this opportunity on behalf of the people of North Alabama, to 
congratulate all the employees of Analytical Services, Inc. on a job 
well done and thank them for their service.

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