[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 109 (Thursday, September 7, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S9105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO EAGLE-PICHER TECHNOLOGIES

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
to celebrate Eagle-Picher Technologies, LLC, on the company's ``One 
Billionth Hour'' in space as represented by the superior batteries the 
firm designs and builds and that power U.S. satellites.
  Recognizing the need for custom designed and built batteries, the 
technologies division at Eagle-Picher works on a variety of batteries 
for aerospace and military use, which the company calls special use 
batteries. The company's technology division, based in Joplin, MO., 
continues a tradition that stretches back to the 1960s when Eagle-
Picher provided power systems for the first United States satellites 
and the manned Mercury program.
  Today, EaglePicher nickel-hydrogen cells are powering spacecraft 
orbiting Earth and beyond. I commend Eagle Picher, its leadership and 
its dedicated employees in Missouri on their commitment to maintaining 
the highest standards while breaking new ground for power systems and 
advanced electrical power system applications. I am pleased to join 
with the Joplin community and the State of Missouri in congratulating 
the company and wishing the firm's valued employees with continued 
growth and success.

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