[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 16366-16367]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               CONGRATULATING ASTRONAUT RICK MASTRACCHIO

  (Ms. ESTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. ESTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my congratulations and 
support to Astronaut Rick Mastracchio of NASA's best and brightest and 
a proud son of Waterbury, Connecticut.
  Astronaut Mastracchio and two colleagues will launch on a mission to 
the International Space Station on November 6, bringing along a package 
of trackable geocaching tags from Waterbury Elementary students.

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  He will spend 6 months on the ISS, conduct several hundred 
experiments, and return to Earth in May.
  Astronaut Mastracchio attended Crosby High School and received his 
bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering and computer 
science from the University of Connecticut.
  He is a veteran of three space flights, having logged nearly 40 days 
in space.
  He continues to be an inspiration for students back home in 
Connecticut and around the world.
  We wish him the best of luck and a safe journey.

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