[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 168 (Tuesday, November 10, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S11342]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING THE NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER

 Mr. BROWN. Madam President, I wish to honor the men and women 
of NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH.
  NASA Glenn is a leader in space exploration and scientific discovery, 
delivering success after success in aeronautics and energy research and 
development.
  The first test launch of the Ares-1X test rocket 2 weeks ago is just 
one example of the important work of NASA Glenn. The Ares-1X test 
rocket represents a new era in NASA and American space exploration. Its 
successful launch is a profoundly important victory for our Nation.
  The scientists and engineers at Glenn designed and built the upper 
stage simulator of the Ares-1X at its Power Systems Facility. For more 
than 2 years, NASA Glenn engineers and scientists molded the simulator 
into an 18-foot-wide cylinder that weighed between 18,000 pounds and 
60,000 pounds and contained more than 250 cameras and censors. The 
upper stage simulator is designed to replicate what will eventually be 
situated above the main booster rocket. It will also carry liquid 
oxygen and liquid hydrogen to fuel the second stage propulsion for 
another NASA Glenn-led effort, the Orion crew ship.
  The successful completion of the Ares-1X test launch is a testament 
to the hard work and dedication of NASA employees everywhere. And the 
contributions of NASA Glenn will only grow as scientists study the vast 
data from last week's launch.
  As NASA contemplates its future, the men and women of NASA Glenn have 
once again shown that the research center will excel regardless of the 
future missions it fulfills. As the only NASA center north of the 
Mason-Dixon Line, the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH, will 
continue to work with all of NASA's facilities around the Nation to 
ensure that America remains the world leader in space and 
aeronautics.

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