SPACE POLICY
Articles and editorials
Astronaut Left Mark on State, E973 [7MY]
China's Space Weapons, S10599 [1AU]
Experts Warn of Worse Hurricane Forecasts if Satellite Fails, S6871 [24MY]
Failing Hurricane Tracking Satellite, S6871 [24MY]
Key Hurricane-Detecting Satellite May Fail Soon, S6871 [24MY]
Maintain U.S. Supremacy in Space, S12725 [4OC]
U.S. and Russia View Space Station Safety Differently, H8646 [26JY]
Bills and resolutions
Air Force Space Command: anniversary (see S. Res. 389), S14787 [5DE] (see H. Res. 906), H16949 [19DE]
Coins: mint in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2500), H5923 [24MY] (see H.R. 2750), H6576 [15JN]
Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 266), H121 [5JA]
Glenn, John: anniversary of piloting the first manned orbital space mission of the U.S. (see S. Res. 81), S1958 [14FE] (see H. Res. 252), H2621 [15MR]
Hurricanes: improve U.S. forecasting, monitoring, and warning capabilities (see S. 1509), S6845 [24MY] (see H.R. 2531), H5925 [24MY]
Intermediate Space Challenge: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 357), H4292 [1MY]
International Geophysical Year: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 76), H2120 [1MR]
Landsat spacecraft: anniversary of space-based Earth observations (see H. Res. 891), H16834 [18DE]
NASA: anniversary of Langley Research Center (see S. Con. Res. 50), S13078 [18OC] (see H. Con. Res. 222), H11171 [2OC]
———authorizing appropriations for space shuttle flights (see H.R. 4837), H16945 [19DE]
———create a sponsorship program to help fund Centennial Challenges prize program and expand public awareness of activities and technology needs (see H.R. 4308), H14492 (see H.R. 4308), H15206 [6DE]
———mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 2159), S12863 [15OC]
———recognize and enhance contributions to the nation's competitiveness in the 21st century (see H.R. 2153), H4485 [3MY]
———redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (see H.R. 3245), H9275 [31JY]
Puerto Rico: provide for NSF and NASA utilization of the Arecibo Observatory (see H.R. 3737), H11249 [3OC]
Safety: formulate situation and decision analyses, and select procedures and systems, for deflecting and mitigating potentially hazardous near-Earth objects (see H.R. 4917), H16948 [19DE]
Schirra, Walter M.: tribute (see H. Res. 446), H5926 [24MY]
Science: honor the anniversary of the dawn of the Space Age and the ensuing 50 years of productive and peaceful space activities (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11250 [3OC]
Taxation: treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see S. 1355), S5928 [10MY] (see H.R. 2285), H4913 [10MY]
Technology: establish prize program to encourage development of space and aeronautics technologies and create endowment to further educate and inspire the public's interest in space and aeronautics (see H.R. 4916), H16948 [19DE]
Texas: establish four memorials to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (see H.R. 807), H1209 [5FE]
U.S. Code: complete the codification of title relative to National and Commercial Space Programs (see H.R. 4780), H16832 [18DE]
Women: honor accomplishments of the ``Mercury 13'' women, whose efforts in the early 1960s demonstrated the capabilities of American women to undertake the human exploration of space (see H. Res. 421), H5532 [21MY]
X Prize Foundation: commend leadership in inspiring a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles (see H. Res. 907), H16949 [19DE]
Letters
NASA 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8925 [30JY]
———Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8925 [30JY]
Remarks in House
Coins: mint in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (H.R. 2750), H8920-H8925 [30JY], H9560 [2AU]
Glenn, John: anniversary of piloting the first manned orbital space mission of the U.S. (H. Res. 252), H4221-H4224 [1MY]
Hale, Wayne: National Air and Space Museum Trophy for Current Achievement recipient, E579 [19MR]
Houston, TX: tribute to new facility at Johnson Space Center to house the Saturn V rocket, E1774 [4AU]
Hurricanes: improve U.S. forecasting, monitoring, and warning capabilities (H.R. 2531), E2509 [6DE]
International Astronomical Union: decision to downgrade Pluto from planet status, E2645 [19DE]
International Geophysical Year: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 76), H3391-H3393 [16AP], E431 [1MR]
Landsat spacecraft: anniversary of space-based Earth observations (H. Res. 891), E2604 [19DE]
NASA: anniversary of Langley Research Center (H. Con. Res. 222), H11616-H11619 [16OC], E2157, E2167 [17OC]
———commend completion of Atlantis (space shuttle) mission, E1408 [25JN]
———funding, H1066, H1109 [31JA], H8416, H8431, H8472, H8474 [25JY], H11995, H11996 [24OC], E253 [5FE], E1639, E1640 [27JY]
———improve safety standards and oversight of International Space Station, H8645, H8646 [26JY]
———update accounting system, H8415 [25JY]
NSF: limit funding to ensure additional NASA funding, H4386, H4387 [2MY]
Russia: anniversary of launch of Sputnik satellite, H11128 [2OC]
Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Discovery Museum Science & Space Center Challenger Learning Center, E2126 [12OC]
Schirra, Walter M.: tribute (H. Res. 446), H6021-H6023 [6JN], E1252 [11JN]
Science: honor the anniversary of the dawn of the Space Age and the ensuing 50 years of productive and peaceful space activities, H11301 [4OC]
———honor the anniversary of the dawn of the Space Age and the ensuing 50 years of productive and peaceful space activities (H. Con. Res. 225), H11612-H11614 [16OC], E2059 [3OC]
Texas: establish four memorials to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (H.R. 807), H2134-H2136 [5MR], E476 [6MR]
———tribute to contributions to the civil space program, E1141 [23MY]
United Space Alliance, LLC: stalled contract negotiations with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers at the Kennedy Space Center, H11620 [16OC]
Women: honor accomplishments of the ``Mercury 13'' women, whose efforts in the early 1960s demonstrated the capabilities of American women to undertake the human exploration of space (H. Res. 421), H6019-H6021 [6JN], E1250 [11JN]
Remarks in Senate
Air Force Space Command: anniversary (S. Res. 389), S16056 [19DE]
China, People's Republic of: anti-satellite weapons testing, S10599 [1AU]
Dept. of Commerce: require evaluations before NOAA satellite acquisition program may proceed, S12707 [4OC]
Glenn, John: anniversary of piloting the first manned orbital space mission of the U.S. (S. Res. 81), S2218 [17FE]
Hurricanes: improve U.S. forecasting, monitoring, and warning capabilities (S. 1509), S6869 [24MY]
NASA: anniversary, S12982 [17OC]
———anniversary of Langley Research Center (H. Con. Res. 222), S13133 [18OC]
———funding, S1932 [14FE], S12740, S12741 [4OC]
———release of International Space Station Independent Safety Task Force report, S2332 [28FE]
———report to Congress on investment in suborbital experimental launches in order to address future workforce issues and Federal funding needs, S12916, S12917 [16OC]
———return to flight activities associated with the space shuttle funding, S12723-S12728, S12739, S12748, S12749 [4OC]
———science, engineering, technology, and mathematics related activities funding, S12750 [4OC]
Taxation: treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (S. 1355), S5932 [10MY]
White Sands Missile Range, NM: anniversary of Columbia (space shuttle) landing, S4155 [29MR]
Reports filed
Honor the Anniversary of the Dawn of the Space Age and the Ensuing 50 Years of Productive and Peaceful Space Activities: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 225), S13725 [2NO]
International Geophysical Year Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 76), S6842 [24MY]
Resolutions by organizations
Tribute to the NASA Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy: Congressional Black Caucus, E1929 [19SE]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 76, International Geophysical Year anniversary, S8156 [20JN], H3391 [16AP]
H. Con. Res. 222, NASA Langley Research Center anniversary, H11616 [16OC]
H. Con. Res. 225, honor the anniversary of the dawn of the Space Age and the ensuing 50 years of productive and peaceful space activities, H11612 [16OC]
H. Res. 252, anniversary of John Glenn piloting the first manned orbital space mission of the U.S., H4221 [1MY]
H. Res. 421, honor accomplishments of the ``Mercury 13'' women, whose efforts in the early 1960s demonstrated the capabilities of American women to undertake the human exploration of space, H6020 [6JN]
H. Res. 446, tribute to Walter M. Schirra, H6022 [6JN]
H.R. 807, Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act, H2134 [5MR]
H.R. 2750, NASA 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act, H8920-H8922 [30JY]
S. 1355, Spaceport Equality Act, S5933 [10MY]
S. 1509, Improved Hurricane Tracking and Forecasting Act, S6870 [24MY]
S. Con. Res. 50, NASA Langley Research Center anniversary, S13101 [18OC]
S. Res. 81, anniversary of John Glenn piloting the first manned orbital space mission of the U.S., S1980 [14FE], S2218 [17FE]
S. Res. 389, Air Force Space Command anniversary, S14802 [5DE], S16056 [19DE]
Tributes