,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ai  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july   
#bb1 #bjai,referred to the ,committee on
 ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology      
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,celebrating 
the #ejth anniversary of the ,apollo #aa
 ,moon landing4  ,whereas1 on ,may #be1 
#aifa1 ,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy1   
,jr41 before a joint session of         
,congress1 declared1 ,now it is time to 
take longer strides--time for a great   
new ,american enterprise--time for this 
,nation to take a clearly leading role  
in space achievement1 which in many ways
 may hold the key to our future on      
,earth1 setting the goal of sending     
astronauts to the ,moon and returning   
them safely to the ,earth2 ,whereas the 
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration 7in this preamble       
referred to as ,,nasa7 mobilized and    
established the ,apollo space program to
 meet the goal set by ,president        
,kennedy2 ,whereas the ,apollo space    

program built on the achievements of the
 prior space programs of ,,nasa1        
including the ,mercury and ,gemini      
missions2 ,whereas the successful ,moon 
landing honored the tragic sacrifice of 
every astronaut whose life had          
previously been lost in the service of  
,united ,states spaceflight research1   
including--  7#a7 ,roger ,b4 ,chaffee1  
,virgil ,i4 ,gus ,grissom1 and ,edward  
,h4 ,white ,,ii1 the astronauts whose   
lives were lost during pre-flight tests 
for ,apollo #a2 and  7#b7 ,theodore ,c4 
,freeman1 ,charles ,a4 ,bassett ,,ii1   
,elliot ,see1 ,jr41 ,robert ,h4         
,lawrence1 ,jr41 ,michael ,j4 ,adams1   
and ,clifton ,c4 ,williams1 ,jr42       
,whereas the crew of the ,apollo #aa    
mission consisted of-- 7#a7 ,neil       
,armstrong1 ,mission ,commander2  7#b7  
,edwin ,e4 ,buzz ,aldrin1 ,lunar ,module
 ,pilot2 and  7#c7 ,michael ,collins1   
,command ,module ,pilot2  ,whereas      
,james ,a4 ,lovell1 ,jr41 ,fred ,w4     
,haise1 ,jr41 and ,william ,a4 ,anders  

stood ready to support or stand in for  
the ,apollo #aa crew2 ,whereas1 on ,july
 #af1 #aifi1 the ,apollo #aa crew       
launched from the ,,nasa ,launch        
,operations ,center1 now known as the   
,john ,f4 ,kennedy ,space ,center1      
aboard a ,saturn ,v rocket2 ,whereas1 on
 ,july #bj1 #aifi1 ,neil ,armstrong and 
,buzz ,aldrin landed the ,eagle ,lunar  
,module on the surface of the ,moon1 and
 ,neil ,armstrong said to ,mission      
,control in ,houston1 ,texas1 ,houston1 
,tranquility ,base here4 ,the ,eagle has
 landed42 ,whereas1 when ,neil          
,armstrong took the first step onto the 
,moon1 he declared1 ,that's one small   
step for a man1 one giant leap for      
mankind42 ,whereas ,neil ,armstrong and 
,buzz ,aldrin planted the flag of the   
,united ,states in lunar soil1 recording
 the achievement of the country as the  
first to land on the ,moon2 ,whereas    
,neil ,armstrong and ,buzz ,aldrin      
placed a plaque on the ,moon that reads1
 ,we came in peace for all mankind1     

recording the peaceful1 scientific      
intent of the ,apollo missions2 ,whereas
 the ,apollo #aa crew collected lunar   
samples and conducted experiments to    
gain a better understanding of the      
composition of the ,moon and conditions 
on its surface2 ,whereas the ,lunar     
,laser ,ranging ,retroreflector         
installed by the ,apollo #aa crew is    
still used to measure the distance of   
the ,moon from the surface of the       
,earth2 ,whereas the success of the     
,apollo #aa ,moon landing was due to the
 skill1 dedication1 and collective      
effort of tens of thousands of workers1 
scientists1 engineers1 and contractors  
of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the    
trajectory calculations of ,katherine   
,johnson and other mathematicians in the
 computer pool at ,,nasa were critical  
to the design of the ,apollo #aa mission
 and the rendezvous of the ,apollo #aa  
,lunar ,lander with the ,command and    
,service ,module in lunar orbit2        
,whereas the ,apollo #aa mission        

demonstrated the focus and capability of
 the scientific community of the ,united
 ,states and established the ,united    
,states as the world leader in space    
exploration2 ,whereas the ,apollo #aa   
,moon landing was broadcasted live over 
radio and television to millions across 
the world2 ,whereas1 #ej years later1   
the ,apollo #aa ,moon landing continues 
to inspire national scientific efforts  
in space1 medicine1 and other fields2   
and ,whereas the knowledge and          
experience gained from the ,apollo space
 program continues to inform missions to
 ,mars1 the far reaches of the solar    
system1 and beyond3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 celebrates   
the #ejth anniversary of the ,apollo #aa
 ,moon landing2  7#b7 honors the bravery
 and skill of the crew of ,apollo #aa1  
,neil ,armstrong1 ,edwin ,e4 ,buzz      
,aldrin1 and ,michael ,collins2  7#c7   
commends the efforts of all individuals 
of the ,united ,states who contributed  
to the achievement of the ,apollo #aa   

,moon landing1 exemplifying a           
cooperative effort on a national scale  
that continues to inspire scientific    
progress2 and  7#d7 supports the        
continued leadership of the ,united     
,states in the exploration and          
utilization of space through human      
spaceflight4  ,passed the ,senate ,july 
#ah1 #bjai4;,julie ,e4 ,adams1,secretary