,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aj1         
#bjai,ms4 ,coll9s 7= h]self1 ,ms4       
,/ab5[1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mrs4 ,murray1   
,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mrs4    
,%ahe51 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,w>r51    
,mrs4 ,fis*]1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,ern/1
 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4     
,h>ris1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?1  
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,ms4     
,mc,sally1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,ms4 ,hirono1    
,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 & ,ms4
 ,murk[ski7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,congratulat+ a/ronauts   
,dr4 ,jessica ,u4 ,meir & ,*ri/9a ,h4   
,ko* = ! hi/oric accompli%m5t ( complet+
 ! fir/ all-female spacewalk4  ,:]eas1  
on ,octob] #ah1 #bjai1 ,dr4 ,jessica ,u4
 ,meir & ,*ri/9a ,h4 ,ko* became ! fir/ 
a/ronauts to take "p 9 an all-female    
spacewalk2 ,:]eas1 al?\gh ! fir/        
spacewalk took place 9 #aifd1 ! fir/    
female spacewalk did n take place until 

#aihd1 :5 ,ka?ryn ,sullivan became !    
fir/ woman ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to p]=m a  
spacewalk ) male a/ronaut ,david        
,lee/ma2 ,:]eas ! ,octob] #ah1 #bjai    
spacewalk 0 ! fir/ spacewalk = ,dr4     
,meir & ! f\r? spacewalk = ,ms4 ,ko*2   
,:]eas1 dur+ ! #g h\r & #g m9ute        
mission1 ! #b a/ronauts successfully    
replac$ a faulty #bcb-p\nd batt]y unit t
 *>ges & dis*>ges ! sol> p[] sy/em ( !  
,int]national ,space ,/ation2 ,:]eas    
,dr4 ,meir & ,ms4 ,ko* cont9ue to p]=m  
critical tasks 9 support ( ! mission ( !
 ,national ,a]onautics & ,space         
,adm9i/ration 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble 
z ,,nasa7 & are conduct+ num]\s         
exp]im5ts to advance sci5tific k & !    
und]/&+ ( ! long-t]m effects ( space on 
humans2 ,:]eas ,ms4 ,ko* is expect$ to  
break ! record = ! longe/ s+le          
spaceflight by a woman :5 %e completes  
h] mission to ! ,int]national ,space    
,/ation1 sp5d+ #cbh total consecutive   
days 9 space2 ,:]eas ,dr4 ,meir is a    
native ( ,c>ib\1 ,ma9e1 & h] impressive 

academic cr$5tials include a ba*elor (  
arts 9 ,biology f ,br[n ,univ]sity1 a   
ma/] ( sci5ce 9 ,space ,/udies f !      
,int]national ,space ,univ]sity1 & a    
doctorate 9 ,m>9e ,biology f ! ,scripps 
,in/itution ( ,oceanography2 ,:]eas ,ms4
 ,ko* is a native ( ,gr& ,rapids1       
,mi*igan1 & h] sup]ior academic         
cr$5tials include a ba*elor ( sci5ce 9  
,electrical ,eng9e]+1 a ba*elor ( sci5ce
 9 ,physics1 & a ma/] ( sci5ce 9        
,electrical ,eng9e]+ f ,nor? ,c>ol9a    
,/ate ,univ]sity2 ,:]eas ,,nasa did n   
ev5 admit wom5 into its a/ronaut program
 until #aigh2 ,:]eas ,dr4 ,meir & ,ms4  
,ko* 7 bo? memb]s ( ! #bjac ,a/ronaut   
,c&idate ,class ( ,,nasa1 :i* 0 compris$
 ( #h a/ronauts & 0 ! fir/ class to     
include equal numb]s ( m5 & wom52 ,:]eas
 ,dr4 ,meir & ,ms4 ,ko* are an          
inspiration to girls & boys across !    
,unit$ ,/ates & h spok5 to hundr$s (    
/ud5ts f ! ,int]national ,space ,/ation 
to answ] _! que/ions & to enc\rage !m to
 pursue _! dreams2 ,:]eas develop+ !    

next g5]ation ( wom5 a/ronauts is a     
priority = ! /udy & exploration ( space3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7   
congratulates & expresses pride 9 ,dr4  
,jessica ,u4 ,meir & ,*ri/9a ,h4 ,ko* = 
successfully complet+ ! fir/ all-female 
spacewalk 9 hi/ory2 &  7#b7 supports !  
ef=ts ( ! ,national ,a]onautics & ,space
 ,adm9i/ration 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is resolv+ 
clause z ,,nasa7 to--  7,a7 fully       
integrate wom5 into ! a/ronaut corps2 & 
7,b7 ensure t "o ( ! next humans to walk
 on ! ,moon w be a woman4