IV 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 424 

To congratulate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 

the Discovery crew of Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly, Mission Specialist Charlie Camarda, Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence, 

Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Mission Specialist Steve Robinson, 

and Mission Specialist Andy Thomas on the successful completion of 

their 14 day test flight to the International Space Station for the first 

step of the Vision for Space Exploration, begun from the Kennedy 

Space Center, Florida, on July 26, 2005, and completed at Edwards 

Air Force Base, California, on August 9, 2005. This historical mission 

represented a great step forward into the new beginning of the Second 

Space Age. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2005 

Mr. CALVERT submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Science 

RESOLUTION 

To congratulate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Discovery crew of Commander Eileen 

Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly, Mission Specialist Charlie 

Camarda, Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence, Mission 

Specialist Soichi Noguchi, Mission Specialist Steve Robinson, and Mission Specialist Andy Thomas on the successful completion of their 14 day test flight to the 

International Space Station for the first step of the 

Vision for Space Exploration, begun from the Kennedy 

Space Center, Florida, on July 26, 2005, and completed 
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at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on August 9, 

2005. This historical mission represented a great step 

forward into the new beginning of the Second Space 

Age. 

Whereas the Space Shuttle Return-to-Flight is the first step 

in the Nation’s Vision for Space Exploration; 

Whereas the Space Shuttle Discovery Crew completed three 

highly successful extra-vehicular activity spacewalks; 

Whereas the STS flight 114 accomplished the first in-flight 

heat shield repairs on the Space Shuttle; 

Whereas the Discovery crew delivered more than 6 tons of 

needed supplies and equipment to the International 

Space Station; 

Whereas Discovery’s spacewalkers removed a failed Space 

Station gyroscope and replaced it with a new one, restoring full capability of the Station’s attitude control system; 

Whereas the Discovery mission successfully used three different Canadian robotic extensions to conduct spacewalks 

and to survey the Shuttle: the Shuttle Canadarm; the 

Space Station Canadarm2; and the Orbiter Boom Sensor 

System; 

Whereas the crew of the Discovery experienced ‘‘virtual’’ visits from leaders of 2 nations, the President of the United 

States and the Prime Minister of Japan; and 

Whereas Commander Eileen Collins led the crew of 7 and 

guided the Discovery vehicle through an unprecedented 

back flip maneuver: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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1 (1) commends Commander Eileen Collins, for 

2 being the first female space shuttle commander and 

3 a role model for all; 

4 (2) commends Col. Jim Kelly, pilot of STS 114, 

5 for his second flight aboard the Space Shuttle and 

6 his participation in robotic arm operations; 

7 (3) commends Charlie Camarda, mission spe8 cialist, a ‘‘rookie’’ who performed like a veteran by 

9 transferring the multipurpose logistics module from 

10 the International Space Station to the Space Shut11 tle; 

12 (4) commends Wendy Lawrence, mission spe13 cialist, for outstanding skill in operating 

14 Canadarm2; 

15 (5) commends Soichi Noguchi of Japan, mis16 sion specialist, a ‘‘rookie’’ who was a ‘‘spacewalker’’ 

17 for the inspections and repairs of the Space Shuttle; 

18 (6) commends Steve Robinson, mission spe19 cialist, for his outstanding skill as a ‘‘spacewalker,’’ 

20 who enhanced and repaired Discovery and the Inter21 national Space Station; and 

22 (7) commends Andy Thomas, mission specialist, 

23 who performed the laser checks on the leading edge 

24 of the Space Shuttle by the operation of Canadarm2. 

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