[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA CRUZ BANANA SLUGS

  (Mr. PANETTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the University 
of California at Santa Cruz Banana Slugs, specifically, their rocket 
team, the so-called Rocket Slugs, for not only being selected to 
compete in NASA's elite Student Launch Week, but for medaling in the 
Best Rocket Fair Display.
  The annual competition in Huntsville, Alabama, allows students to 
research and develop projects related to NASA's Space Launch System. 
That is America's deep space exploration rocket that is built to return 
astronauts to the Moon and possibly even send them to Mars.
  Their work is a testament to UC Santa Cruz and team cocaptains Kent 
Roberts and Zafar Rustamkulov. These students pushed the limits of 
design and engineering, pushed themselves through trial and error, and 
proved that they can push their dreams to the Moon and beyond.

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