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Whereas on May 25, 1961, the President of the United

States established a goal for the country to land a man

on the Moon and return him safely to Earth before the

end of the decade;

Whereas in furtherance of that goal, 34 American astronauts

flew 27 missions in space;

Whereas in their efforts to achieve that goal, 3 astronauts

died in the tragic Apollo 204 fire on the launch pad and

4 others died in T–38 crashes while in training;

Whereas the goal of the President was achieved on July 20,

1969 when the Lunar Module, Eagle, landed on the surface of the Moon carrying a crew of 2 astronauts;

Whereas a total of 24 American astronauts flew to the vicinity of the Moon and 12 of them landed on and explored

its surface;
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Whereas the successful execution of the program to reach

and explore the Moon was one of the greatest achievements in the history of mankind;

Whereas the hardware and astronauts involved in the Lunar

program subsequently flew 3 Skylab missions, and 1

international Apollo-Soyuz mission;

Whereas the astronauts who put their lives on the line by flying in space in the execution of that program are true

national heroes; and

Whereas these astronauts should receive popular recognition

from a grateful Nation for their tremendous achievement:

Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That henceforth Buzz Aldrin (Gemini 12,

3 Apollo 11), William Alison Anders (Apollo 8), Neil Alden

4 Armstrong (Gemini 8, Apollo 11), Charles Arthur Bassett

5 II (died in T–38 crash), Alan LaVern Bean (Apollo 12,

6 Skylab 3), Frank Borman (Gemini 7, Apollo 8), Vance

7 DeVoe Brand (Apollo-Soyuz), Malcolm Scott Carpenter

8 (Mercury-Atlas 7), Gerald Paul Carr (Skylab 4), Eugene

9 Andrew Cernan (Gemini 9, Apollo 10, Apollo 17), Roger

10 Bruce Chaffee (Apollo 204), Michael Collins (Gemini 10,

11 Apollo 11), Charles Conrad, Jr. (Gemini 5, Gemini 11,

12 Apollo 12, Skylab 2), Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. (Mercury13 Atlas 9, Gemini 5), Ronnie Walter Cunningham (Apollo

14 7), Charles Moss Duke, Jr. (Apollo 16), Donn Fulton

15 Eisele (Apollo 7), Ronald Ellwin Evans (Apollo 17), Theo-
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1 dore Cordy Freeman (died in T–38 crash), Owen Kay

2 Garriott (Skylab 3), Edward George Gibson (Skylab 4),

3 John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (Mercury-Atlas 6), Richard

4 Francis Gordon, Jr. (Gemini 11, Apollo 12), Virgil Ivan

5 Grissom (Mercury-Redstone 4, Gemini 3, Apollo 204),

6 Fred Wallace Haise, Jr. (Apollo 13), James Benson Irwin

7 (Apollo 15), Joseph Peter Kerwin (Skylab 2), Jack Robert

8 Lousma (Skylab 3), James Arthur Lovell, Jr. (Gemini 7,

9 Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13), Thomas Kenneth Mat10 tingly II (Apollo 16), James Alton McDivitt (Gemini 4,

11 Apollo 9), Edgar Dean Mitchell (Apollo 14), William Reid

12 Pogue (Skylab 4), Stuart Allen Roosa (Apollo 14), Walter

13 Marty Schirra, Jr. (Mercury-Atlas 8, Gemini 6, Apollo 7),

14 Harrison Hagan Schmitt (Apollo 17), Russell Louis

15 Schweickart (Apollo 9), David Randolph Scott (Gemini 8,

16 Apollo 9, Apollo 15), Elliot McKay See, Jr. (died in T–

17 38 crash), Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (Mercury-Redstone

18 3, Apollo 14), Donald Kent Slayton (Apollo-Soyuz),

19 Thomas Patten Stafford (Gemini 6, Gemini 9, Apollo 10,

20 Apollo-Soyuz), John Leonard Swigert, Jr. (Apollo 13),

21 Paul Joseph Weitz (Skylab 2), Edward Higgins White II

22 (Gemini 4, Apollo 204), Clifton Curtis Williams, Jr. (died

23 in T–38 crash), Alfred Merrill Worden (Apollo 15), and

24 John Watts Young (Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10,
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1 Apollo 16) shall carry the honorary title Space Emissary

2 and shall be referred to as ‘‘The Honorable’’.

Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 1994.

Attest:

Clerk.

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To honor the United States astronauts who flew in

and explore the Moon.Aeronautics and Space Administration to reachspace as a part of the program of the National