,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ba1 #bjai,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1    
,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4       
,markey1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4
 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4      
,capito1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,moran1  
,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mrs4       
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,ms4 ,harris1  
,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cruz1    
,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 and ,ms4     
,cantwell7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,celebrating   
the #ejth anniversary of the ,apollo #ab
 ,moon landing4  ,whereas1 on ,may #be1 
#aifa1 before a joint session of        
,congress1 ,president ,john ,f4         
,kennedy-- 7#a7 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 

,earth42 and  7#b7 with his words1 set  
the goal of sending astronauts to the   
,moon and returning them safely to the  
,earth2  ,whereas the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
7referred to in this preamble 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 ,gus ,i4   
,grissom1 and ,edward ,h4 ,white ,,ii1  
the astronauts who lost their lives     
during the pre-flight test 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 #ab mission consisted of--  
7#a7 ,charles ,pete ,conrad1 ,jr41      
,mission ,commander2  7#b7 ,alan ,bean1 
,lunar ,module ,pilot2 and  7#c7        
,richard ,f4 ,gordon1 ,command ,module  
,pilot2  ,whereas the entire ,apollo #ab
 crew consisted of individuals who had  
served in the ,navy2 ,whereas the       
official insignia of the mission was the
 clipper ship1 which increased the use  
of the seas by the ,united ,states1 just
 as the ,apollo program increased the   
use of space-based knowledge and        
exploration2 ,whereas ,david ,r4 ,scott1
 ,alfred ,m4 ,worden1 and ,james ,b4    
,irwin stood ready to support or stand  
in for the ,apollo #ab crew2 ,whereas1  
on ,november #ad1 #aifi1 the ,apollo #ab
 crew launched from the ,john ,f4       
,kennedy ,space ,center aboard a ,saturn
 ,v rocket2 ,whereas1 on ,november #ai1 
#aifi1 the ,intrepid ,lunar ,module     
landed on the surface of the ,moon as   

the second-ever crewed ,moon mission of 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,apollo   
#ab carried the second ,apollo crew to  
the moon to build on the work of the    
first crew from ,apollo #aa2 ,whereas   
the crew of ,apollo #ab conducted an    
orbital maneuver to land in the ,western
 ,hemisphere of the ,moon to recover    
portions of a previous lander that had  
been on the surface of the ,moon for #b 
years to study the effects of extended  
exposure to the surface of the ,moon2   
,whereas the crew of ,apollo #ab planted
 the flag of the ,united ,states in     
lunar soil1 and images of the lunar     
surface indicate that the ,apollo #ab   
flag is still standing2 ,whereas the    
,intrepid carried flags from #acf       
nations1 the ,united ,nations1 and the  
#ej ,states and the territories of the  
,united ,states1 representing the       
international coordination and          
collaboration of space exploration and  
the scientific intent of the ,apollo    
missions2 ,whereas the ,apollo #ab crew 

collected lunar samples and conducted   
experiments to gain a better            
understanding of the composition of the 
,moon and conditions on its surface2    
,whereas ,apollo #ab deployed the       
,apollo ,lunar ,surface ,experiments    
,package1 a set of instruments left on  
the surface of the ,moon to gather data2
 ,whereas the success of the ,apollo #ab
 ,moon landing was a result of the      
skill1 dedication1 and collective effort
 of tens of thousands of workers1       
scientists1 engineers1 and contractors  
of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the    
,apollo #ab mission further demonstrated
 the focus and capability of the        
scientific community of the ,united     
,states and cemented the ,united ,states
 as the world leader in space           
exploration2 ,whereas1 #ej years later1 
the ,apollo #ab ,moon landing continues 
to inspire national and international   
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 the      
,senate-- 7#a7 celebrates the #ejth     
anniversary of the ,apollo #ab ,moon    
landing2  7#b7 honors the bravery and   
skill of ,charles ,pete ,conrad1 ,jr41  
,alan ,bean1 and ,richard ,f4 ,gordon1  
the crew of ,apollo #ab2  7#c7 commends 
the efforts of all of the individuals of
 the ,united ,states who contributed to 
the achievement of the ,apollo #ab ,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 use of   
space through human spaceflight4