[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H5726]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              SPACE TANGO

  (Mr. BARR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a cutting-edge space 
technology company located in the Sixth Congressional District of 
Kentucky. Space Tango has an innovative business model that utilizes 
the unique environment of microgravity to commercialize new discoveries 
in exomedicine for various applications on Earth.
  Space Tango established a test center called TangoLab1, a 
reconfigurable experiment ecosystem designed for microgravity research 
aboard the International Space Station. The company, ably led by CEO 
Twyman Clements and Chairman Kris Kimel, leases this space and provides 
technical assistance for research across several scientific fields. 
Space Tango provides realtime data and commanding capabilities using an 
end-to-end cloud-based portal as well as environmental telemetry and 
power consumption.
  I recently had the privilege of visiting the offices of Space Tango 
in my hometown of Lexington, Kentucky, and learned firsthand from 
Twyman and Kris and their entire team about the innovative work of this 
impressive company. I am convinced that, with this technology, we will 
find the next lifesaving, life-improving medical breakthroughs, and it 
will happen somewhere other than on planet Earth.
  I am proud to say that Space Tango and many other aerospace companies 
call the Sixth Congressional District of Kentucky home, and I am 
excited to see what innovations and groundbreaking discoveries they 
will make in the future, both on Earth and beyond.

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