[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 27221]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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         TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL MICHAEL BLOOMFIELD, USAF

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize and pay 
tribute to Lieutenant Colonel Michael Bloomfield, USAF. Lieutenant 
Colonel Bloomfield was the pilot of the space shuttle Endeavor during 
its recent 11-day mission to make repairs to the International Space 
Station Alpha. One of the highlights of this mission was the 
installation of new solar wings to provide electricity for the 
astronauts and cosmonauts who live and work there. These solar panels 
are 240 feet from tip to tip, the longest structure deployed in space.
  Lieutenant Colonel Bloomfield was born in Flint, Michigan. He 
graduated from Lake Fenton High School, and still considers Fenton, 
Michigan, as his hometown. He attended the United States Air Force 
Academy, where he was captain of the United States Air Force Academy 
Falcon Football Team. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in 
Engineering Mechanics from the Air Force Academy, and a Master of 
Science Degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University.
  Lieutenant Colonel Bloomfield was trained as an F-15 Fighter Pilot, 
and has been assigned to NASA since 1995. This was his second space 
flight. His first flight was a mission to rendezvous and dock with the 
Russian Space Station Mir to exchange U.S. crew members.
  Mr. President, we in Michigan are proud of Lieutenant Colonel 
Bloomfield's record as a NASA astronaut. I know my Senate colleagues 
join me in congratulating Lieutenant Colonel Bloomfield for his 
outstanding service to our nation.

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