[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15753-15754]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, 2 years ago, the Nation mourned 
the space shuttle Columbia tragedy. President Bush declared, ``This 
cause of exploration and discovery is not an option we choose, it is a 
desire written in the human heart.''
  Today, seven more astronauts will take hold of that desire and follow 
their heart into space. This return to flight marks a new era of space 
travel with unparalleled safety measures. As the crew tests new safety 
techniques and delivers much-needed supplies to the International Space 
Station, we will all watch. We will watch with excitement and pride, 
and we will remember. We will remember and honor

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the lost crew of the space shuttle Columbia.
  The Columbia crewmembers valiantly gave their lives pursuing 
knowledge in our name for space exploration and today, we continue our 
quest to get our shuttle program back.
  Mr. Speaker, thanks to those who worked so hard to get that shuttle 
program back. To today's crewmembers, Eileen Collins, James Kelly, 
Charles Camarda, Wendy Lawrence, Soichi Noguchi, Steve Robinson, and 
Andy Thomas, may they be safe and may their mission be successful. We 
thank them for their dedication, their determination, and their 
courage. Godspeed.

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