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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 951

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize the Justin Elementary School Aeronautics and Space 
Administration team for winning the Best Overall award in the 
Planetary Explorers Design Challenge international competition; 
and
	WHEREAS, The group of eight young scientists, better known 
as Team JASA, used their ingenuity and creativity to win the 
award in a contest sponsored by the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration and the Lockheed Martin Corporation; the 
contest was initiated to promote interest in engineering and 
science among elementary and middle school students; and
	WHEREAS, Team JASA created JATOM 1, the Justin Fourth 
Graders Awesome Trip Observing Mars, as their entry; the team 
designed and built a working model aircraft that could fly on 
both Earth and Mars; the students spent six months carrying out 
innumerable investigations, performing over 60 flight tests, and 
writing and illustrating a fictional story about their 
spacecraft; and
	WHEREAS, On May 1, 2003, Team JASA traveled to Washington, D.C.,
to attend the national Space Day activities and to accept the award
from astronaut John Glenn; and
	WHEREAS, By designing and building JATOM 1, the eight 
members of Team JASA have displayed much talent and creativity, 
and they and their first-rate project are a source of much pride 
to their school, community, and state; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 
78th Legislature, hereby extend congratulations to the members 
of Team JASA for winning the Best Overall award in this 
prestigious international competition; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared 
for the members of the team as an expression of esteem from the 
Texas Senate.
                                                                          Nelson




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 22, 2003.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate