By Merritt                                            H.R. No. 1296
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Ten current and former students of Longview High
 1-2     School have been accorded a great honor with the formal publication
 1-3     of their research by NASA; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, In 1999, these exceptional students conducted
 1-5     research during the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's
 1-6     Fly High Program at the Johnson Space Center in Houston and
 1-7     produced a work titled "Evaluation of X-38 Crew Return Vehicle
 1-8     Input Control Devices in a Microgravity Environment"; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, In the first report from a high school fly team ever
1-10     to be published by NASA, the students selected the best controller
1-11     for use by astronauts in the X-38, a test vehicle that will serve
1-12     as an escape pod for astronauts on the International Space Station;
1-13     moreover, they designed an armrest and a bracket to hold a computer
1-14     screen in place for further testing on the X-38; and
1-15           WHEREAS, The talented team included Michel Zoutendam, Suzette
1-16     Shivers, Jason Mays, Dan Robinett, Bryan Lawson, Alicia Moore, Ruth
1-17     Ann Pope, Kirsten Welge, Amanda Grubbs, and Rachel Beene; and
1-18           WHEREAS, The items designed by this hard-working team were
1-19     built by NASA using the students' specifications and are still in
1-20     use on the test plane, and this outstanding achievement foretells a
1-21     bright and promising future for these remarkable young people; now,
1-22     therefore, be it
1-23           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
1-24     Legislature hereby commend the administration and staff of Longview
 2-1     High School and congratulate the 1999 academic team students on the
 2-2     publication of their research by NASA and extend to them sincere
 2-3     best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
 2-4           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-5     prepared for prominent display at Longview High School and for each
 2-6     student as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
 2-7     Representatives.