Bill Text: TX SR252 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 26, 2019, as Space Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-26 - Reported enrolled [SR252 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR252-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, For six decades, the National Aeronautics and | ||
| Space Administration has inspired our nation and the world with | ||
| its outstanding record of intrepid space exploration and | ||
| scientific discovery; and | ||
| WHEREAS, NASA's innumerable engineering advances have | ||
| greatly benefited our nation's security, safety, and | ||
| communications systems, and innovations pioneered by NASA | ||
| scientists and engineers have led to such improvements in health | ||
| care technology as the MRI and the CAT scan, the fetal heart | ||
| monitor, and the programmable cardiac pacemaker; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The agency's strong presence in the Lone Star | ||
| State has long been a source of pride for all Texans; the Johnson | ||
| Space Center in Houston is a global leader in human spaceflight, | ||
| serving as the training center for America's corps of astronauts; | ||
| the center is continuing that legacy by acting as the lead center | ||
| for the development of the nation's latest spacecraft, the Orion | ||
| Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle; this effort includes working with | ||
| private partners and conducting advanced research that will | ||
| strengthen the future of space exploration; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Johnson Space Center also plays a vital role | ||
| in the Texas economy, employing thousands of civil servants and | ||
| civilian contractors and awarding billions of dollars in | ||
| contracts every year; in addition, NASA's Space Alliance | ||
| Technology Outreach Program benefits small businesses across the | ||
| state, and through education programs such as Texas Aerospace | ||
| Scholars, NASA is nurturing and inspiring a new generation of | ||
| scientists, engineers, and explorers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, NASA continues to drive further innovation in the | ||
| aerospace and high-tech industries, and its long-standing record | ||
| of achievement in the development of technologies that | ||
| simultaneously reach for the stars and better our lives here on | ||
| Earth is truly deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 26, 2019, as Space Day at | ||
| the State Capitol and honor the National Aeronautics and Space | ||
| Administration for its immeasurable contributions to this state | ||
| and nation. | ||
| Taylor | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 26, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
