[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 12, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E361]
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                     DR. STEVEN R. SWANSON TRIBUTE

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 12, 2014

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Steven R. Swanson, 
a United States Astronaut who will launch on his third trip to the 
International Space Station (ISS) on March 25 from the Baikonur 
Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Dr. Swanson will spend six months on the 
station, serving three months as the ISS Commander.
   I'm proud to say that Dr. Swanson lives in Colorado's 3rd 
Congressional District, in Steamboat Springs, with his wife, Mary and 
their three children. Dr. Swanson attended the University of Colorado, 
where he received a degree in Engineering Physics. He has also received 
both Masters and Doctorate degrees in Computer Science.
   Since joining NASA in 1998, Dr. Swanson has led a remarkable career, 
earning the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, the Johnson Space 
Center Certificate of Accommodation, and the Flight Engineering Award. 
He travelled on the space shuttle to help assemble the ISS in June of 
2007 and again in March of 2009. It is fitting that he now becomes the 
station's commanding officer.
   Mr. Speaker, it is truly an honor to recognize such a distinguished 
ambassador of the sciences. I rise today to thank him for his continued 
service in the name of exploration and congratulate him on his truly 
remarkable career.

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