SPACE POLICY
Amendments
NASA: authorizing appropriations (S. 3729), S6962, S6982 [5AU]
Articles and editorials
Feud Over NASA Threatens America's Edge in Space, S2337 [15AP]
Losing It in Space, S2337 [15AP]
NASA Whipsaw—Prop Re-Do for Obama's Speech, E628 [22AP]
Obama's Space Plan Adds Insult to Injury, E628 [22AP]
Bills and resolutions
Dept. of Education: establish a program for displaced aerospace professionals to become certified elementary, secondary, or vocational school teachers (see H.R. 5093), H2798 [21AP]
Galilei, Galileo: anniversary of first use of the telescope for astronomical observation (see H. Res. 1269), H2641 [15AP]
House of Representatives: return several measures to the Senate (see H. Res. 1653), H6989 [23SE]
NASA: anniversary of Apollo 13 mission and recognition of heroic actions of crew and mission control in Houston, TX (see H. Res. 1421), H4215 [28MY]
———anniversary of launch of U.S. Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS) (see H. Res. 1231), H2459 [25MR]
———authorizing appropriations (see S. 3729), S6883 [5AU] (see H.R. 5781), H5817 [20JY]
———designate as a National Security Interest and Asset (see H. Res. 1150), H1220 [9MR]
———impose certain requirements on expenditure of funds for the Constellation Program (see H.R. 5614), H4905 [28JN]
———prohibit funding for termination of the Constellation Program (see S. 3180), S2115 [25MR]
———reauthorize manned space flight activities (see S. 3068), S1018 [3MR] (see H.R. 4804), H1322 [10MR]
National Aerospace Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 292), H5303 [30JN]
Taxation: encourage investment in commercial spaceflight facilities and equipment, research, and job training (see S. 3785), S7134 [15SE]
U.S. Commission on Planetary Defense: establish (see H.R. 5587), H4779 [23JN]
Excerpts
Public Law 110-422, NASA appropriations (2008), S1774 [19MR]
Letters
Manned space flight funding: Neil Armstrong, James Lovell, and Eugene Cernan, S2336 [15AP]
———several astronauts and NASA leaders, S2336 [15AP], H2560 [14AP]
NASA designation as a National Security Interest and Asset and manned space flight funding: Representative Jackson Lee, H1319 [10MR]
Remarks in House
Aerojet-General Corp.: Redmond, WA, facility recipient of United Space Alliance, LLC, Space Flight Awareness Supplier Award, E1273 [1JY]
Aerospace Corp.: anniversary, E342 [10MR]
Business and industry: develop an industrial policy to meet the needs of a stronger economy and national security (H. Res. 444), H5949 [22JY], H7270 [29SE]
China: U.S. policy, H7594-H7600 [18NO]
Galilei, Galileo: anniversary of first use of the telescope for astronomical observation (H. Res. 1269), H3092-H3094 [4MY]
House of Representatives: return several measures to the Senate (H. Res. 1653), H6904 [23SE]
Houston, TX: Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce support of NASA manned space flight program, H1151 [4MR]
Mojave, CA: anniversary of Mojave Air and Space Port, E1675 [16SE]
NASA: anniversary, E1483 [29JY]
———anniversary of Apollo 13 mission and recognition of heroic actions of crew and mission control in Houston, TX (H. Res. 1421), H7059, H7060 [28SE]
———anniversary of launch of U.S. Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS) (H. Res. 1231), H3091, H3092 [4MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5781), H7218 [29SE]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 3729), H7342-H7361 [29SE], E1881 [15NO]
———designate as a National Security Interest and Asset, H4028 [27MY]
———designate as a National Security Interest and Asset (H. Res. 1150), H1211, H1212 [9MR], H1295, H1319 [10MR], H5355 [1JY], E1234 [30JN]
———encourage placement of retired space shuttle at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, H3181 [5MY]
———funding, H1313-H1320 [10MR], H2568, H2569 [14AP], H6884 [23SE]
———manned space flight funding, H430 [2FE], H543, H544, H545 [3FE], H657, H658 [23FE], H936 [26FE], H1177, H1212 [9MR], H1295, H1313-H1320 [10MR], H1748 [20MR], H2324, H2442 [25MR], H2508, H2509, H2510, H2511, H2512, H2560 [14AP], H2582 [15AP], H4377 [10JN], H4657-H4663 [22JN], H4896-H4902 [28JN], H5667 [15JY], E483 [25MR], E552 [15AP], E575 [16AP], E628 [22AP]
———prohibit funding for termination of the Constellation Program, H5353, H5355 [1JY], E1228 [29JN]
National Aerospace Week: observance, E1676 [16SE]
———support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 292), H5878-H5880 [21JY]
Olivas, John (Danny): tribute for taking a U.S. Border Patrol flag on mission to the International Space Station, E109 [29JA]
U.S. Code: complete the codification of title relative to National and Commercial Space Programs (H.R. 3237), H67-H104 [13JA]
Remarks in Senate
Fiber Materials, Inc.: NASA Small Business Subcontractor of the Year Award recipient, S8710 [9DE]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (S. 3729), S6982 [5AU], S7698-S7700 [29SE], S8369 [2DE]
———encourage placement of retired space shuttle at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York, NY, S2096 [25MR]
———funding, S529 [9FE], S1254-S1256 [8MR], S2231-S2233 [13AP], S5732 [12JY], S6017 [20JY], S10250 [15DE]
———long-term plan, S2335-S2340 [15AP]
———manned space flight funding, S529 [9FE], S1254-S1256 [8MR], S1774 [19MR], S2220-S2222, S2231-S2233 [13AP]
———reauthorize manned space flight activities (S. 3068), S1024-S1026 [3MR], S2221 [13AP], S2335-S2340 [15AP]
National Aerospace Week: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 292), S7048 [13SE]
U.S. Code: complete the codification of title relative to National and Commercial Space Programs (H.R. 3237), S8479 [3DE]
Reports filed
Complete the Codification of U.S. Code Title Relative to National and Commercial Space Programs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 3237), S3472 [10MY]
NASA Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3729) (S. Rept. 111-278), S6882 [5AU]
———Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 5781) (H. Rept. 111-576), H6282 [28JY]
Statements
Postpone Space Shuttle Retirement: Lee Archambault, S2337 [15AP]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 292, support goals and ideals of National Aerospace Week, H5878 [21JY]
H. Res. 1150, designate NASA as a National Security Interest and Asset, E1235 [30JN]
H. Res. 1231, NASA launch of U.S. Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS) anniversary, H3091 [4MY]
H. Res. 1269, Galileo Galilei's first use of the telescope for astronomical observation anniversary, H3092 [4MY]
H. Res. 1421, Apollo 13 mission and recognition of heroic actions of crew and mission control in Houston, TX, anniversary, H7060 [28SE]
H. Res. 1653, return several measures to the Senate, H6904 [23SE]
H.R. 3237, complete the codification of U.S. Code title relative to National and Commercial Space Programs, H67-H104 [13JA]
S. 3068, Human Space Flight Capability Assurance and Enhancement Act, S1026-S1030 [3MR]