[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7119]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    LARGE SYNOPTIC SURVEY TELESCOPE

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. I rise today to talk about the Large Synoptic Survey 
Telescope. This is an exciting, unique public-private science project 
that is being developed in cooperation with the National Science 
Foundation, the Department of Energy's Office of Science, and with a 
number of small companies.
  The idea behind the LSST is very simple: take pictures of the entire 
southern sky and measure everything that moves or changes brightness, 
and after 10 years of operation, the LSST will allow us to catalog 
billions of stars, galaxies, and other interstellar objects. This 
database will address the most pressing questions in astronomy and 
physics, from potentially hazardous asteroids to the mysteries of dark 
matter and dark energy. The development of the LSST will push the 
boundaries of big science and computing.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the importance of 
public-private partnerships and their role in studying science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics. Support for these projects is 
critical.

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