SPACE POLICY

Addresses

National Security and Strategic Defense: Ronald Reagan, S4272 [21MR]

Space Travel (excerpt): John F. Kennedy, S1923 [5FE]

Tribute to Columbia (space shuttle) Crew: Sean O'Keefe, NASA, E240 [13FE]

Amendments

NASA: make certain workforce authorities available (S. 610), S15845, S15853 [24NO]

Articles and editorials

Albuquerque Father Recalls ``A Fine Lady'', E125 [4FE]

Capt. David M. Brown—A Circus Performer and a Top Aviator, S1860 [4FE]

Cmdr. William C. McCool—Carrying a Momento of Home, S1861 [4FE]

Col. Ilan Ramon—Pilot Embraced Role as a Symbol for Jews, S1860 [4FE]

Col. Rick D. Husband—A Lifelong Dream of Being an Astronaut, S1859 [4FE]

Dogged Engineer's Effort To Assess Shuttle Damage, S12029 [26SE]

Dr. Kalpana Chawla—Quiet and Modest, but Also Determined, S1860 [4FE]

Dr. Laurel Salton Clark—After Sea and Sky, Moving on to Space, S1859 [4FE]

Experiment Through Mines, Students, Crew Together, H307 [5FE]

Husband's Roots a Source of Pride—Amarillo Should Honor Its Own, H302 [5FE]

Levin—Untested Missile Defense Setup Poses Risks—Can Missile Shield Be Built?, S2182 [11FE]

Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson—A Source of Hope for Children, S1861 [4FE]

NASA Panel Needs To Find Real Solutions, E287 [26FE]

NASA Supporters Seek National Debate on Space Goals, S14037 [5NO]

Perfect Place To Honor a Hero, S14446 [11NO]

Bills and resolutions

Anderson, Michael P.: tribute (see S. Res. 73), S3087 [4MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (see S. 628), S3730 [13MR] (see H.R. 1297), H1902 [13MR]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see S. 309), S1977 [5FE] (see H.R. 586), H320 [5FE]

———enable the U.S. to maintain its leadership in aeronautics and aviation (see S. 788), S4824 [3AP] (see H.R. 2271), H4737 [22MY]

Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center: establish (see H.J. Res. 57), H4737 [22MY]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H274 [4FE]

———award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H274 [4FE]

———tribute to crew (see S. Res. 41), S1870 [4FE] (see S. Res. 45), S1977 [5FE] (see H. Res. 50), H274 [4FE] (see H. Res. 51), H322 [5FE]

———tribute to debris collection efforts (see H. Res. 222), H3762 [7MY]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the Technology Administration (see S. 1395), S9303 [11JY]

Disasters: establish a commission to investigate incidents in the human space flight program that result in loss of crew (see H.R. 2450), H5365 [12JN]

FAA: promote development of commercial space transportation and authorize appropriations for the Office of the Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (see S. 1260), S7876 [13JN] (see H.R. 3245), H9213 [2OC]

International Space Station: tribute to Expedition 6 crew (see H. Con. Res. 168), H3857 [8MY] (see H. Res. 220), H3683 [6MY]

Iran Nonproliferation Act: make certain payments to the Russian Aviation and Space Agency for the safety and maintenance of the International Space Station (see H.R. 1001), H1462 [27FE]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (see H.R. 672), H390 [11FE]

———tribute (see S. Res. 73), S3087 [4MR]

NASA: establish an awards program in honor of Charles (Pete) Conrad that recognizes amateur discoveries of asteroids with near-Earth orbit trajectories (see S. 1855), S14804 [12NO] (see H.R. 912), H1333 [25FE]

———establish an independent committee to oversee the space shuttle return-to-flight plans (see H.R. 3219), H9129 [1OC]

———make certain workforce authorities available (see S. 610), S3729 [13MR] (see H.R. 1085), H1640 [5MR]

———provide eligibility for astronauts for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see S. 334), S2119 [10FE]

National objectives: restore a vision for the human space flight program by instituting a series of incremental goals to facilitate scientific exploration of the universe (see H.R. 3057), H8174 [10SE]

National security: commemorate anniversary and commitment to development of national missile defense system (see H. Con. Res. 82), H1681 [6MR]

———U.S. policy relative to deployment of a national missile defense system (see H.R. 1453), H2401 [26MR]

———U.S. policy relative to deployment of a national missile defense system capable of defending U.S. allies against ballistic missile attack (see H.R. 1454), H2401 [26MR]

National Space Commission: establish (see S. 1821), S14031 [5NO]

Southwest Research Institute: commend work in discovering cause of the Columbia (space shuttle) disaster (see H. Res. 467), H12310 [21NO]

Taxation: encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 2358), H5043 [5JN]

———provide incentives for investing in companies involved in space-related activities (see H.R. 914), H1333 [25FE]

———provide tax relief and assistance for the families of the Columbia (space shuttle) crew and for future astronauts killed in the line of duty (see S. 298), S1871 [4FE] (see H.R. 680), H390 [11FE]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 644), H322 [5FE]

Weapons: preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 3657), H12918 [8DE]

Biographies

Bluford, Guion S., Jr., S12566 [15OC]

Essays

Kennedy Space Center Visit for Space Shuttle Columbia Launch: Emily Lance, S2913 [27FE]

Lists

International ALERT Academy members, E715 [10AP]

Petitions and memorials

Arizona: national missile defense system, S3875 [18MR]

Poems

``High Flight,'' John Gillespie Magee, Jr., S1923 [5FE], H296, H303 [5FE]

``Remember,'' Christina Rossetti, S1914 [5FE]

``Sparks & Fire,'' Brandon Dillard, E180 [11FE]

``The Mother,'' Patrick Pearse, S1850 [4FE]

Remarks in House

Analytical Services, Inc.: NASA Woman Owned Business of the Year award recipient, E1868 [23SE]

Arcata Associates, Inc.: NASA Minority Subcontractor of the Year award recipient, E1919 [30SE]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (H.R. 586), E161 [6FE]

Columbia (space shuttle): investigation into break up, H4245 [19MY]

———loss of biological and physical research experiments, H677 [13FE]

———tribute to crew, H271 [4FE], H278 [5FE], E179, E182, E185 [11FE], E193 [12FE], E219 [13FE]

———tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H279-H307 [5FE], E171, E172, E173, E174, E175 [7FE], E188 [12FE], E255 [13FE], E279 [25FE]

———tribute to debris collection efforts (H. Res. 222), H3990-H3993 [13MY], H4103 [14MY], E949 [14MY], E986 [15MY]

———tribute to families of crew, E208 [13FE]

Dept. of Defense: national missile defense system funding, H6299 [8JY], H10996 [7NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: FIRESAT program funding, H5770 [24JN]

Education: tribute to students participating in the STARS Academy Research Mission, H306 [5FE]

Greeley, CO: 137th Space Warning Squadron recipient of National Guard Association of the U.S. Distinguished Mission Support Plaque, E1753 [10SE]

Iran Nonproliferation Act: make certain payments to the Russian Aviation and Space Agency for the safety and maintenance of the International Space Station (H.R. 1001), E336 [27FE]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (H.R. 672), H1355-H1356 [26FE]

NASA: establish an independent committee to oversee the space shuttle return-to-flight plans (H.R. 3219), E1940 [1OC]

———funding, H417 [12FE], H7667 [25JY]

———prohibit voluntary separation incentive payments funding unless Administrator certifies that such payments will not result in loss of skilled workers, H7699 [25JY]

———space shuttle crew escape system development funding, H7689 [25JY]

———space shuttle safety funding, E287 [26FE]

National security: national missile defense system, H64 [8JA], H2151 [20MR]

———require successful testing of a national missile defense system before deployment, H4414 [21MY]

Redford, MI: tribute to Bishop Borgess High School science class, H418 [12FE]

San Augustine County, TX: tribute to International ALERT Academy recovery efforts relative to Columbia (space shuttle) crash, E715 [10AP]

Remarks in Senate

Aberdeen, SD: tribute to Women in Space Conference, S3077 [4MR]

Anderson, Michael P.: tribute (S. Res. 73), S3106 [4MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (S. 628), S3747 [13MR], S3909 [18MR]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (S. 309), S1983 [5FE]

———enable the U.S. to maintain its leadership in aeronautics and aviation (S. 788), S4841 [3AP], S7780 [12JN]

Brown, Gwendolyn: nomination to be NASA Chief Financial Officer, S13944 [4NO]

China, People's Republic of: tribute to successful launch of piloted spacecraft, S12579 [15OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): investigation into break up, S10875 [1AU]

———moment of silence for crew, S1928 [5FE]

———tribute to crew, S2183 [11FE]

———tribute to crew (S. Res. 41), S1845 [3FE], S1847-S1864 [4FE]

———tribute to crew (S. Res. 45), S1914-S1928 [5FE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the Technology Administration (S. 1395), S9306 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: require specific authorization for design, development, or deployment of ballistic missile interceptors in space, S6819-S6821, S6823 [21MY]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (H.R. 672), S4917 [7AP], S5044 [9AP]

———tribute (S. Res. 73), S3106 [4MR]

NASA: funding, S9930, S9939-S9941 [25JY], S10838, S10841, S10842 [31JY], S14995, S15000 [18NO]

———Glenn Research Center recipient of R&D (publication) R&D 100 Award, S13124 [23OC]

———hypersonics technology program funding, S9392 [15JY]

———make certain workforce authorities available, S6840 [21MY]

———make certain workforce authorities available (S. 610), S15853-S15863 [24NO]

———make certain workforce authorities available (S. 610), star print of committee report, S11261 [9SE]

———provide eligibility for astronauts for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (S. 334), S2121 [10FE]

———research partnerships with universities and industry funding, S14525, S14526 [12NO]

———space shuttle safety funding, S1847, S1848, S1850 [4FE]

National security: commemorate anniversary and commitment to development of national missile defense system, S4272 [21MR]

———national missile defense system, S1783 [30JA], S2182 [11FE], S3875 [18MR], S6822 [21MY]

National Space Commission: establish (S. 1821), S14033-S14035 [5NO]

Taxation: provide tax relief and assistance for the families of the Columbia (space shuttle) crew and for future astronauts killed in the line of duty (S. 298), S1907 [4FE]

U.S. Geological Survey: land remote sensing funding, S11819 [23SE]

Reports filed

Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1297) (H. Rept. 108-62), H2937 [8AP]

Commercial Space Transportation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1260) (S. Rept. 108-111), S9904 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce Technology Administration Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1395) (S. Rept. 108-181), S13659 [30OC]

NASA Flexibility Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1085) (H. Rept. 108-244), H7837 [3SE]

NASA Workforce Flexibility Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 610) (S. Rept. 108-113), S10045 [28JY]

Statements

Tribute to Columbia (space shuttle) Crew: Families of Crew, H288 [5FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 51, tribute to Columbia (space shuttle) crew, H307 [5FE]

H. Res. 222, tribute to Columbia (space shuttle) debris collection efforts, H3990 [13MY]

H.R. 672, rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor of William C. McCool, H1355 [26FE]

S. 298, Assistance for Families of Space Shuttle Columbia Heroes Act, S1908 [4FE]

S. 309, Aeronautics Research and Development Revitalization Act, S1984-S1987 [5FE]

S. 610, NASA Workforce Flexibility Act, S15853-S15863 [24NO]

S. 628, Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act, S3909 [18MR]

S. 1395, Dept. of Commerce Technology Administration appropriations, S9306 [11JY]

S. 1821, National Space Commission Act, S14035-S14037 [5NO]

S. Res. 41, tribute to Columbia (space shuttle) crew, S1845 [3FE], S1910 [4FE]

S. Res. 45, tribute to Columbia (space shuttle) crew, S1914, S2014 [5FE]

S. Res. 73, tribute to Michael P. Anderson and William C. McCool, S3101, S3106 [4MR]

Tributes

Clark, Laurel B. Salton, E124 [4FE]

McCool, William C., S2044 [6FE], E791 [29AP]