1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 883 1-3 WHEREAS, The fifth annual celebration of Space Day is 1-4 being held on May 3, 2001, and this occasion is indeed a splendid 1-5 way to celebrate America's extraordinary achievements in space 1-6 exploration and to advance math, science, and technology education; 1-7 and 1-8 WHEREAS, The culmination of the year-round Embrace Space 1-9 educational endeavor, Space Day is supported by more than 65 1-10 education, government, and youth organizations, as well as school 1-11 districts and leading cable, technology, and aerospace companies; 1-12 and 1-13 WHEREAS, This year's celebration is focusing on living 1-14 and working in space, and there are a host of national, state, 1-15 and regional activities that are a part of this educational 1-16 initiative; these activities include Design Challenges for 1-17 students in grades four through six, a Global Classroom for 1-18 children to interact and share ideas, a Cyber Space Day Webcast, 1-19 and a Signatures in Space Program, which affords students from 1-20 500 schools the opportunity to sign a poster that will be flown 1-21 into space on the space shuttle; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Schools, museums, and other venues across the 2-2 nation and in Canada are hosting Space Day celebrations, ranging 2-3 from rocket launches to space exhibits to astronaut visits, and 2-4 the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is the site of the 2-5 official opening ceremony; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Thousands of children, teachers, parents, and 2-7 people from around the nation and the world will participate in 2-8 this year's Space Day activities, and it is truly a privilege to 2-9 commemorate this exciting and educational event at this time; now, 2-10 therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-12 77th Legislature, hereby recognize Space Day on May 3, 2001, and 2-13 extend to all those associated with the occasion sincere best 2-14 wishes for an enjoyable and rewarding day. 2-15 Jackson 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 President of the Senate 2-18 I hereby certify that the above 2-19 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-20 on May 2, 2001. 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Secretary of the Senate 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Member, Texas Senate