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,posey 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,wilson (       
,florida1 ,mr4 ,bab91 & ,ms4 ,k5dra ,s4 
,horn ( ,oklahoma7 submitt$ ! foll[+    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology       
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! #ej?         
anniv]s>y ( ! ,apollo #aa ,moon l&+1 & =
 o!r purposes4  ,:]eas1 on ,may #be1    
#aifa1 ,presid5t ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y       
ann\nc$ be=e a special jo9t session (   
,congress ! dramatic & ambiti\s goal (  
s5d+ an ,am]ican safely to ! ,moon be=e 
! end ( ! decade2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #bj1 
#aifi1 ,,nasa a/ronaut ,neil ,arm/rong  
took ! hi/oric fir/ /eps on ! ,moon &   
decl>$1 ,t's "o small /ep = man1 "o     
giant leap = mank9d2 ,:]eas ,,nasa built
 ^u k glean$ f ! ,m]cury & ,gem9i       
programs t includ$ s5d+ a/ronauts into  
orbit f ,cape ,canav]al & mo/ ( !m      
spla%+ d[n (f ! coa/ ( ,florida2 ,:]eas 
! fir/ #d crew$ ,apollo flights te/$ !  

equipm5t us$ 9 ! ,apollo program1 ) !   
fir/ flight 9 #aifh & ! la/ 9 #aigb2    
,:]eas ! fir/ ,apollo crew1 ,gus        
,grissom1 ,ed ,:ite1 & ,rog] ,*affee1   
lo/ _! lives 9 ! l9e ( s]vice z !y      
conduct$ a simulation on ! laun* pad 9  
,florida1 a fla% fire broke out 9 _!    
spacecraft2 ,:]eas a total ( #aa crew$  
,apollo missions 7 conduct$ f ,k5n$y    
,space ,c5t] 9 ,florida ) #f lun>       
modules mak+ a l&+ on ! ,moon & a total 
( #ab a/ronauts walk+ on ! ,moon2 ,:]eas
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success ( ! ,apollo #aa mission2 ,:]eas 
,m>g>et ,hamilton1 ! head ( ! ,s(tw>e   
,eng9e]+ ,division ( ! ,,mit            
,in/rum5tation ,laboratory1 ! fir/      
s(tw>e eng9e]1 l$ ! developm5t ( ,apollo
 flight s(tw>e2 ,:]eas ,ka!r9e ,johnson1
 a pione]+ ,african-,am]ican ma!matician
 & ! fir/ woman to "w 9 ,langley ,rese>*
 ,c5t]'s ,flight ,rese>* ,division to   
receive cr$it z au?or ( a rese>* report1
 did ! pione]+ "w to enable ! r5dezv\s 9
 lun> orbit t made ,apollo #aa possible2

 ,:]eas ,susan ,f9ley began h] c>e] z a 
comput] programm] at ! ,jet ,propulsion 
,laboratory & wrote s(tw>e = ! ,deep    
,space ,network t enabl$ ! transmission 
( ,arm/rong's fam\s words3 ,"o small /ep
 = man1 "o giant leap = mank9d2 ,:]eas  
,frances ,poppy ,nor?cutt1 ! fir/ female
 eng9e] 9 ,,nasa's ,mission ,control    
,c5t] 9 ,h\/on1 0 integral to ! success 
( ! ,apollo program2 ,:]eas ! ,apollo   
missions laid ! f\ndation = mod]n       
planet>y sci5ce & built a legacy =      
future sci5ti/s2 ,:]eas discov]ies made 
dur+ ! ,apollo missions are /ill be+    
appli$1 ) ?\s&s ( sci5tific pap]s       
publi%$ us+ ,apollo data2 ,:]eas !      
,apollo project n only fulfill$ ,k5n$y's
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a*iev$ 8 diplomatic goal ( ,cold ,w>    
rivals work+ toge!r :5 9 #aige1 !       
,apollo-,soyuz ,te/ ,project saw ! la/  
,apollo spacecraft dock ) a ,soviet     
,soyuz1 & crews conduct$ jo9t op]ations 
9 orbit2 ,:]eas ,,nasa e/abli%$ !       
te*nology to meet national int]e/s 9    

space1 a*iev+ preem95ce 9 space = !     
,unit$ ,/ates by c>ry+ out a program (  
sci5tific exploration ( ! ,moon2 ,:]eas 
,,nasa is n[ committ$ to return+ to !   
,moon 9 a su/a9able way1 ) innovative   
new te*nologies & sy/ems to explore m   
locations across ! surface ?an 7 ev]    
?\ght possible1 & ?is "t1 :5 we g to !  
,moon1 we w /ay2 ,:]eas ,,nasa's sci5ce1
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activities t\* e aspect ( our lives2    
,:]eas ! space indu/ry g5]ates m ?an    
#djj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 economic activity2   
,:]eas 9 ,florida alone1 ! space indu/ry
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& #acj1jjj jobs2 & ,:]eas m ?an         
#a1gjj1jjj p visit$ ! ,k5n$y ,space     
,c5t]'s ,visitor ,complex 9 #bjah to    
view _m rocket laun*es & see ! space    
%uttle ,atlantis1 ! ,saturn ,v rocket1  
,apollo #ad comm& module1 & mockups ( ! 
capsules t took a/ronauts to ! ,moon3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 celebrates ! #ej?
 anniv]s>y ( ! ,apollo #aa ,moon l&+2   

7#b7 honors a/ronauts ,neil ,arm/rong1  
,buzz ,aldr91 ,mi*ael ,coll9s1 & ! wom5 
& m5 ( ,,nasa & its contractors1 & !    
support ( ! ,am]ican taxpay]s1 )\t ^:   
support ! ,apollo program w\ld n h be5  
possible2  7#c7 reit]ates its support = 
return+ humans to ! ,moon by #bjbd1 & to
 ,m>s & beyond2  7#d7 supports !        
selection ( a div]se lun> exploration   
crew1 includ+ wom5 & m9orities2 &  7#e7 
supports cont9u$ ,unit$ ,/ates lead]%ip 
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