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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 888
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WHEREAS, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's |
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Johnson Space Center in Houston is the American headquarters for |
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the International Space Station, one of the most impressive |
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scientific and engineering achievements in history; and |
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WHEREAS, A joint project of NASA, the Russian Federal Space |
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Agency, the European Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency, and |
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the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the International Space |
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Station is the result of a remarkable collaboration between 15 |
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countries, sharing the most advanced technologies in the world |
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for the peaceful and productive use of space, and thousands of |
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Texas workers have contributed greatly to this success; and |
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WHEREAS, The largest structure that humans have ever put |
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into space, the International Space Station is made up of |
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pressurized modules held together by external trusses and powered |
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by a vast array of solar panels; the station is the length of a |
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football field, and the solar array has the wingspan of a Boeing |
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777; orbiting the globe every 92 minutes at an altitude of roughly |
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250 miles, the International Space Station is large enough to be |
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seen from the surface of the Earth by the naked eye; and |
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WHEREAS, Since November 2000, the International Space |
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Station has been continuously occupied by international teams of |
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astronauts who, during that time, have conducted thousands of |
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experiments in a microgravity environment, focusing on human |
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health, space studies, engineering development, materials testing, |
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and global education; these experiments are helping develop NASA's |
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capabilities for such long-duration, deep-space missions as a trip |
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to Mars and back, and are assisting businesses, other government |
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agencies, and university researchers develop knowledge and |
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products that have and will result in benefits to humanity for |
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years to come; and |
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WHEREAS, With its many ongoing research projects and its |
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educational outreach touching the lives of people around the |
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world, the International Space Station is one of the global |
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community's most successful programs, helping to improve life on |
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Earth even as it inspires our species to reach for the stars; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby commend NASA for its achievements as part of |
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the International Space Station program and extend to the many |
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Texans who have given to it so much of their skill, effort, and |
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passion sincere best wishes for continued success in their |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for NASA as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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Senate. |
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Taylor |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 16, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |