[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18481]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       APOLLO MOON LANDING IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF ST. LOUIS PRIDE

  (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Science and Technology 
Committee, I rise today to remember the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 
Moon landing and the deep sense of pride it gave our Nation.
  I, like all Americans, watched with amazement as Neil Armstrong 
declared: ``That's one small step for man, one giant leap for 
mankind.'' That moment demonstrates the magnitude of American know-how, 
ingenuity, innovation and our ability to rise to a great challenge.
  My home city of St. Louis, Missouri, was instrumental in the success 
of that Moon mission, serving as home to then-McDonnell Douglas, which 
manufactured components for the third-stage booster rocket for Saturn 
V. That third-stage booster rocket launched those brave astronauts into 
lunar orbit, making the historic journey possible.
  Now it's time to lead the world once again in innovation and science 
technology, especially as we transition to a new clean energy economy. 
Americans are ready to be called to action for a great challenge again.

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