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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A group of students from The University of Texas at |
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El Paso distinguished themselves by winning first place in the |
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CubeCorps competition sponsored by the United Launch Alliance; and |
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WHEREAS, Established to encourage hands-on science, |
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technology, engineering, and math experiences, the CubeCorps |
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program provides an opportunity for university students to design a |
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miniature satellite, known as a CubeSat, and compete for a chance to |
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have their project launched into space; and |
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WHEREAS, A skilled team from the UTEP MIRO Center for Space |
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Exploration and Technology Research developed the winning CubeSat |
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model, Orbital Factory II, which will demonstrate on-orbit repair |
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of solar cells using 3-D printing technology; it is scheduled to |
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travel aboard an Atlas V rocket and be placed into an elliptical |
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orbit approximately 26,000 miles above Earth's center in 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their ingenuity, insight, and dedication to |
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excellence, these exemplary students have earned distinction for |
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their school and the Lone Star State, and they may indeed take |
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justifiable pride in their notable achievement; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the student team from The |
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University of Texas at El Paso for its first-place finish in the |
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United Launch Alliance CubeCorps competition and extend to all |
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those involved with the winning project best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for The University of Texas at El Paso as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |