H.R. No. 1432

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston is the
	American headquarters for the International Space Station, one of
	the most impressive scientific and engineering achievements in
	history; and
	WHEREAS, A joint project of NASA, the Russian Federal Space
	Agency, the European Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency, and
	the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the ISS is the result of a
	remarkable collaboration between 15 countries, sharing the most
	advanced technologies in the world for the peaceful and productive
	use of space, and thousands of Texas workers have contributed
	greatly to this success; and
	WHEREAS, The largest structure that humans have ever put into
	space, the ISS is made up of pressurized modules held together by
	external trusses and powered by a vast array of solar panels; the
	station is the length of a football field, and the solar array has
	the wingspan of a Boeing 777; orbiting the globe every 92 minutes at
	an altitude of roughly 250 miles, the ISS is large enough to be seen
	from the surface of the Earth by the naked eye; and
	WHEREAS, Since November 2000, the ISS has been continuously
	occupied by international teams of astronauts who, during that
	time, have conducted thousands of experiments in a microgravity
	environment, focusing on human health, space studies, engineering
	development, materials testing, and global education; these
	experiments are helping develop NASA's capabilities for such
	long-duration, deep-space missions as a trip to Mars and back, and
	are assisting businesses, other government agencies, and
	university researchers develop knowledge and products that have and
	will result in benefits to humanity for years to come; and
	WHEREAS, With its many ongoing research projects and its
	educational outreach touching the lives of people around the world,
	the International Space Station is one of the global community's
	most successful programs, helping to improve life on Earth even as
	it inspires our species to reach for the stars; now, therefore, be
	it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby commend NASA for its achievements as part of the
	International Space Station program and extend to the many Texans
	who have given to it so much of their skill, effort, and passion
	sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work;
	and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for NASA as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
	of Representatives.
	J. Davis of Harris
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1432 was adopted by the House on April
	24, 2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House