[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6915]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING MR. GREGORY J. HARBAUGH

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                         HON. MARK STEVEN KIRK

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 29, 2010

  Mr. KIRK. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor a 10th District resident who 
has experienced what only a handful of Americans have gone through. Mr. 
Gregory J. Harbaugh of Wilmette logged over 800 hours in space as an 
astronaut for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. A 
graduate of Purdue University, Mr. Harbaugh began his career supporting 
flight operations from Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center in 
Houston.
  In August 1988, Mr. Harbaugh became an astronaut and went on to 
participate in four space flights. During those flights, he spent more 
than 18 hours in extravehicular activity outside of the spaceship. For 
his service, Mr. Harbaugh received the NASA Distinguished Service 
Medal, four NASA Space Flight Medals, the NASA Exceptional Service 
Medal, and the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal.
  Mr. Harbaugh's explorations are invaluable to the advancement of 
science. I wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

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