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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 657
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WHEREAS, The Marfa Martians of Marfa Elementary School |
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have won great distinction for themselves and their school by |
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placing a scientific experiment on the International Space |
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Station; and |
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WHEREAS, After winning a schoolwide competition, a |
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microgravity experiment designed by this group of gifted fourth |
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through sixth grade girls was selected by a panel of scientists |
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in Washington, D.C., to be tested aboard the International Space |
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Station; and |
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WHEREAS, The experiment is one of only 41 projects from |
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across the nation to be selected this year by the Student |
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Spaceflight Experiments Program, which is an initiative of the |
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National Center for Earth and Space Science Education and the |
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Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education; since the |
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program was established in 2010, only one percent of the projects |
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have been sent into space; and |
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WHEREAS, The Marfa Martians include fourth graders Madison |
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Cash, Daniela Fernandez, Colette Fowlkes, and Mabel Melgaard, |
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fifth grader Charlotte Browning, and sixth grader Ashley |
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Marquez; these talented girls are the youngest team of |
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microgravity researchers to be selected this year; and |
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WHEREAS, These outstanding students are a source of great |
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pride to their families, school, and community, and their hard |
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work and ingenuity are truly deserving of special recognition; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate the Marfa Martians for placing |
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an experiment on the International Space Station and extend to |
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these accomplished young Texans sincere best wishes for |
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continued success and a bright future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the Marfa Martians as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas Senate. |
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Rodríguez |
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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 April 29, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |