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HJR63
WKKJE99-1
By Representatives Lomax, Rigsby, Whorton, Moore (P), Whitt,
Hall, Daniels, Reynolds
RFD: Rules
First Read: 13-Feb-25
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First Read: 13-Feb-25
HJR___ PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 25, 2025, AS SPACE DAY.
WHEREAS, the State of Alabama has contributed
numerous advancements to the world in science, technology,
and rocket propulsion over the past six decades, including
taking Americans to the Moon; and
WHEREAS, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has
private suppliers in all seven congressional districts,
reaffirming the space industry serves as a major economic
development asset and technology magnet for Alabama and the
southeast; and
WHEREAS, the partnerships between Marshall Space
Flight Center, U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Beyond Gravity,
Blue Origin, KBR, Leidos Dynetics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop
Grumman, Teledyne Brown Engineering, The Boeing Company,
Raytheon RTX, Special Aerospace Services, United Launch
Alliance, and many others across the state bring critical
innovation through continued advanced discoveries, STEM
outreach, strengthening national security, deepening
partnerships across the country and around the world, and
inspiring a new generation of scientists, engineers, and
explorers; and
WHEREAS, Alabama is resolute in continuing to shape
the workforce of the future through robust partnerships with
academia, industry, government, and nonprofits and
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academia, industry, government, and nonprofits and
acknowledges the establishment and success of the Alabama
Aerospace Student Internship Program in its fifth year
designed to provide students across Alabama a pathway into
the aerospace industry; and
WHEREAS, Alabama continues to secure the nation's
role as frontrunner in advancing industry, technology, and
education, to support global space innovations and
exploration; and
WHEREAS, NASA Astronauts Clifton Williams, Henry
Hartsfield, Kathy Thornton, James Voss, Mae Jemison, Jan
Davis, and Kathryn Hire, all from Alabama, have spent over
320 days in space across 18 flights of the Marshall-managed
Space Shuttle Program; and
WHEREAS, Alabamians are exceedingly proud of the
distinguished achievements the advances in space
exploration, technology, and science it has produced to the
benefit of all humanity ; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, Tha t we hereby proclaim February
25, 2025, as Space Day in the State of Alabama.
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