,,ia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ei  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,june #d1       
#bjai,ms4 ,kendra ,s4 ,horn of ,oklahoma
 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4        
,cooper1 and ,mr4 ,lamborn7 submitted   
the following joint resolution2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,reform  ,,joint         
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
designation of ,july #bjth as ,national 
,space ,exploration ,day to commemorate 
the anniversary of the ,apollo #aa moon 
landing4  ,whereas ,president ,john     
,fitzgerald ,kennedy1 before a joint    
session of ,congress on ,may #be1 #aifa1
 declared that this ,nation should      
commit itself to achieving the goal1    
before this decade is out1 of landing a 
man on the ,moon and returning him      
safely to the ,earth2 ,whereas1 on ,july
 #bj1 #aifi1 the world's attention was  
riveted on the historic achievement of  
the first landing1 footsteps1 and       
exploration of our ,moon2 ,whereas the  

#i-;day mission of ,apollo #aa kept the 
world spellbound from its ,july #afth   
launch through its ,july #bdth          
splashdown1 securing its place among the
 epic voyages of human history with     
those of ,magellan1 ,drake1 ,columbus1  
and others2 ,whereas ,united ,states    
national space policy provides for a    
,united ,states-led1 integrated program 
with commercial and international       
partners for a human return to the      
,moon1 followed by missions to ,mars and
 beyond2 ,whereas the purpose of the    
,united ,states space program is1 and   
has always been1 the peaceful           
exploration of space for the benefit of 
all humanity2 ,whereas the ,united      
,states space program has provided      
immense scientific and technological    
benefits affecting a multitude of       
aspects of #bast century life for all   
humanity2 ,whereas the ,united ,states  
space program1 through otherworldly     
programs such as ,apollo1 ,viking1      
,voyager1 ,cassini-,huygens1 ,spirit1   

,opportunity1 ,new ,horizons and other  
missions to the planets1 the ,space     
,shuttle1 the ,hubble ,space ,telescope1
 the ,international ,space ,station1 and
 other great space efforts1 have        
provided our ,nation with unparalleled  
scientific and technological leadership 
in the space1 aeronautics1 medical1 and 
engineering sciences2 ,whereas the      
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration1 the ,united ,states    
aerospace industry1 and educational     
institutions throughout the ,nation     
contribute enormously to our ,nation's  
intellectual capacity through research  
and development in support of the space 
program1 and add great strength to the  
,united ,states economy2 ,whereas the   
,united ,states space program and the   
aerospace industry engage the best and  
the brightest minds that mirror the     
scientific and technical skill and      
quality of the highest order and the    
finest in our national                  
character--sacrifice1 ingenuity1        

inventiveness1 commitment1 and our      
unrelenting spirit of adventure2        
,whereas over #djj1jjj patriots1 from   
government1 industry and academia1 made 
exemplary efforts to put our astronauts 
on the ,moon1 and those efforts created 
millions of private sector jobs as a    
result of the technological challenges  
they overcame to bring ,project ,apollo 
to fruition2 ,whereas the same spirit of
 adventure and engineering excellence   
that landed our ,apollo space pioneers  
on the ,moon may be applied to all noble
 pursuits involving peace1 brotherhood1 
courage1 unity of the human spirit1 and 
the exploration of new frontiers2       
,whereas1 as a ,nation1 it is important 
to mobilize and invigorate appreciation 
and enthusiasm for space1 to advance    
science1 technology1 engineering1 and   
math 7,,stem7 education through the     
excitement of space exploration1 and to 
inspire today's and future generations  
to build upon the accomplishments of our
 early space pioneers so they may reach 

new milestones of human achievement2 and
 ,whereas humankind will continue to    
explore1 expand1 and settle the new     
frontier of space with ,united ,states  
leadership1 courage1 and values for the 
benefit of future spacefaring           
generations and for life on ,earth3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that-- 7#a7    
supports the designation of ,national   
,space ,exploration ,day2 and  7#b7 the 
,president is authorized and requested  
to issue a proclamation calling upon the
 people of the ,united ,states to       
observe ,national ,space ,exploration   
,day and invite industry and academia to
 observe ,national ,space ,exploration  
,day with appropriate ceremonies1       
celebrations1 and activities            
commemorating one of the greatest       
scientific and technological            
achievements of our time to inspire new 
generations to aspire to ever loftier   
future space pioneering goals4