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, Mis-
sion 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 Admin-
istration 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 Rob-
inson, and Mission Specialist Andy Thomas on the suc-
cessful 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, restor-
ing full capability of the Station’s attitude control sys-
tem; 
Whereas the Discovery mission successfully used three dif-
ferent 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’’ vis-
its 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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(1) commends Commander Eileen Collins, for 
being the first female space shuttle commander and 
a role model for all; 
(2) commends Col. Jim Kelly, pilot of STS 114, 
for his second flight aboard the Space Shuttle and 
his participation in robotic arm operations; 
(3) commends Charlie Camarda, mission spe-
cialist, a ‘‘rookie’’ who performed like a veteran by 
transferring the multipurpose logistics module from 
the International Space Station to the Space Shut-
tle; 
(4) commends Wendy Lawrence, mission spe-
cialist, 
for 
outstanding 
skill 
in 
operating 
Canadarm2; 
(5) commends Soichi Noguchi of Japan, mis-
sion specialist, a ‘‘rookie’’ who was a ‘‘spacewalker’’ 
for the inspections and repairs of the Space Shuttle; 
(6) commends Steve Robinson, mission spe-
cialist, for his outstanding skill as a ‘‘spacewalker,’’ 
who enhanced and repaired Discovery and the Inter-
national Space Station; and 
(7) commends Andy Thomas, mission specialist, 
who performed the laser checks on the leading edge 
of the Space Shuttle by the operation of Canadarm2. 
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