[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 17754-17755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SALUTING NASA ON A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE ``DISCOVERY''

  (Mr. WELDON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the

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House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute the men 
and women of NASA and the contractor community for a successful launch 
of the Space Shuttle Discovery following a 2\1/2\ year hiatus in the 
operations of our space shuttle program.
  Yesterday morning I had the pleasure of witnessing the launch at the 
Banana Creek viewing site along with First Lady Laura Bush, and it was 
truly a beautiful sight to see our space shuttle flying again.
  As shuttle commander Eileen Collins and the crew of Discovery work to 
complete their mission, we here in the House of Representatives, and I 
am sure every American can join me in this, wish them Godspeed and a 
safe return to planet Earth.

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