[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 156 (Sunday, September 28, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRATULATING MISSION SPECIALIST MICHAEL T. GOOD

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                           HON. BETTY SUTTON

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Sunday, September 28, 2008

  Ms. SUTTON. Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate Mission 
Specialist Michael T. Good on his upcoming trip into space aboard the 
Space Shuttle Atlantis.
  Mission Specialist Good is one of seven astronauts who will fly on 
the shuttle's fifth and final mission to service the Hubble Space 
Telescope. This 11-day flight will include five spacewalks to make 
repairs to the telescope, extending its life into the next decade.
  Mission Specialist Good is a native of Broadview Heights, Ohio, in 
the 13th Congressional District. He attended Brecksville-Broadview 
Heights High School, located in Brecksville, Ohio, Which is also 
located in my congressional district. His wife Joan is also from 
Broadview Heights. The couple has three children, Bryan, Jason, and 
Shannon.
  Mission Specialist Good is a distinguished graduate of the University 
of Notre Dame with both a B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering.
  As a colonel in the United States Air Force, he has logged over 2,100 
hours in more than 30 different aircraft.
  Good was selected as a mission specialist by NASA in July 2000. 
Following 2 years of training and evaluation he was assigned technical 
duties in the Astronaut Office Advanced Vehicles Branch and the Space 
Shuttle Branch.
  On October 14, 2008, at approximately 10:19 p.m., Mission Specialist 
Michael Good and the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis will launch 
from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  Once again, I rise to express my congratulations and best wishes for 
Brecksville, Ohio's Mission Specialist Michael Good. Best wishes for a 
safe and productive journey.

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