[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16725]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 45--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT 
 THE JULY 20, 1999, 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST LUNAR LANDING SHOULD 
BE A DAY OF CELEBRATION AND REFLECTION ON THE APOLLO-11 MISSION TO THE 
   MOON AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE 
                           1960'S AND 1970'S

  Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Smith of 
New Hampshire, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
Allard, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Grams, Mr. Lott, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Breaux, Mr. 
Grassley, Ms. Collins, Mr. Burns, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Hagel, 
Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Helms, Mr. Specter, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
DeWine, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Gregg) submitted the following 
resolutioin which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                            S. Con. Res. 45

       Whereas the Apollo-11 mission successfully landed a manned 
     spacecraft on the Moon on July 20, 1969, marking the first 
     time in history that humans have walked on the surface of the 
     Moon or any other planet;
       Whereas the 6 Apollo missions successfully departed Earth 
     aboard a Saturn V Rocket, the largest and most powerful 
     American rocket ever produced, en route to the Moon;
       Whereas 12 Americans successfully landed on the surface of 
     the Moon where they performed various experiments and 
     collected samples for study, and planted the flag of the 
     United States of America in the lunar soil achieving a 
     milestone in American and human history;
       Whereas the contributions of other Americans who made up 
     the thousands of contractors and Government employees who 
     worked on the Apollo program are recognized; and
       Whereas the events of the Apollo missions are examples of 
     the great achievements of the American space program 
     reflecting the explorer's spirit of the American people: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the 30th 
     anniversary of the first lunar landing should be a day of 
     celebration and reflection on the Apollo-11 mission to the 
     Moon and the accomplishments of the Apollo program throughout 
     the 1960's and 1970's.

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