[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 18, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF CAPTAIN DANIEL BURBANK

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 18, 2012

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Captain Daniel 
Burbank of Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, on his successful completion 
of Expedition 29/30 to the International Space Station (ISS).
  Captain Burbank has a long and distinguished career in service to our 
nation. He received his commission from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 
1985 and served with the Coast Guard until 1996, when he was recognized 
for his elite abilities and selected by NASA for its space program. 
Following several years of training, he flew on a twelve-day mission on 
the Space Shuttle Atlantis in September 2000, during which he and his 
fellow astronauts successfully prepared the ISS for the arrival of its 
first permanent crew. Captain Burbank again flew to the International 
Space Station on Atlantis in September of 2006, this time assisting in 
the installment of new solar arrays to provide the ISS with one quarter 
of the station's electrical power, and performing unprecedented 
robotics activity using the Shuttle and ISS robotic arms. His third and 
most recent venture to the International Space Station launched on 
November 13, 2011. After 165 days in space, of which 163 days were 
spent in research, Captain Burbank safely and successfully returned 
home this past May.
  As a result of his outstanding service, Captain Burbank has been the 
recipient of several awards and special honors. In particular, he has 
received a NASA Exceptional Service Medal, two NASA Space Flight 
Medals, two Defense Superior Service medals, and two Coast Guard 
Commendation Medals. He was also awarded the Orville Wright Achievement 
Award by the Order of Daedalians as the top naval flight training 
graduate during the period of January 1 to June 30, 1988, as well as 
that year's Texas Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution 
Achievement Award as the top Coast Guard Graduate on flight training. 
Such a long list of awards and accolades certainly are indicative of 
the level of service that Captain Burbank has given to our nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Captain Daniel Burbank on the 
completion of Expedition 29/30 to the International Space Station, as 
well as for his long and outstanding career of service. I ask that my 
colleagues join me in congratulating him on his successful flight, in 
applauding his noteworthy career, and in welcoming him home.

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