By: Coleman H.R. No. 468 73R7466 SDU-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Lieutenant Colonel James S. Voss, who served his country with the 1-3 utmost distinction as a crew member of the space shuttle Discovery 1-4 during its historic 15th mission in December 1992; and 1-5 WHEREAS, After graduating from high school in Opelika, 1-6 Alabama, this distinguished individual received a bachelor's degree 1-7 in aerospace engineering from Auburn University in 1972 and a 1-8 master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of 1-9 Colorado in 1974; and 1-10 WHEREAS, In 1984, Colonel Voss began working at the Johnson 1-11 Space Center and supported shuttle and payload testing at the 1-12 Kennedy Space Center as a vehicle integration test engineer; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Selected as an astronaut in June 1987, this 1-14 dedicated Army officer made his first shuttle flight in November 1-15 1991 and served as a Mission Specialist 2 aboard Discovery on the 1-16 occasion of its momentous December 1992 flight; and 1-17 WHEREAS, A living symbol of the United States' continuing 1-18 commitment to world leadership in space, Colonel Voss has 1-19 established an exemplary record of achievement as an astronaut that 1-20 is a source of tremendous inspiration and justifiable pride to his 1-21 fellow Americans; now, therefore, be it 1-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 1-23 Legislature hereby honor Colonel James S. Voss for his outstanding 1-24 contributions to manned space flight and extend to him sincere best 2-1 wishes for continued success and happiness in the future; and, be 2-2 it further 2-3 RESOLVED, Than an official copy of this resolution be 2-4 prepared for this illustrious American as an expression of high 2-5 regard by the Texas House of Representatives.