THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY McGEEHAN, BELFANTI, BISHOP, BRIGGS, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, D. COSTA, CUTLER, DELOZIER, DONATUCCI, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FREEMAN, GILLESPIE, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HOUGHTON, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KULA, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, McCALL, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, OBERLANDER, M. O'BRIEN, PASHINSKI, PAYTON, REICHLEY, ROSS, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTARSIERO, SANTONI, SOLOBAY, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH, YOUNGBLOOD AND BRADFORD, JULY 16, 2009

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JULY 16, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar

landing mission.

WHEREAS, Following the Soviet Union's successful launch of

Sputnik in 1957, the great Space Race involving the United

States and the former Soviet Union effectively began, fueling

the rivalry between both nations during the Cold War; and

WHEREAS, Space officially became the new frontier for both

nations as they fought tirelessly to demonstrate superiority in

rocketry and spaceflight; and

WHEREAS, Presenting a bold challenge before a joint session

of the United States Congress, President John F. Kennedy

announced that "... this nation should commit itself to

achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man

on the moon and returning him safely to the earth"; and

WHEREAS, On July 20, 1969, in an event watched by more than

500 million people around the world, Mission Commander Neil

Armstrong and Command Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin took mankind’s

first steps on the moon; and

WHEREAS, With Commander Armstrong's immortal words "That's

one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," our

nation's leadership in space exploration was solidified; and

WHEREAS, The Apollo 11 mission continues to improve our lives

by inspiring new advancements in technology and science;

therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorate the

40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission on July

20, 2009.