5 | 5 | | By Senators Givhan, Albritton, Allen, Barfoot, Beasley, Bell, |
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6 | 6 | | Butler, Carnley, Chambliss, Chesteen, Coleman, |
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7 | 7 | | Coleman-Madison, Elliott, Figures, Gudger, Hatcher, Hovey, |
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8 | 8 | | Jones, Kelley, Kitchens, Livingston, Melson, Orr, Price, Reed, |
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9 | 9 | | Roberts, Sessions, Shelnutt, Singleton, Smitherman, Stewart, |
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10 | 10 | | Stutts, Waggoner, Weaver, Williams |
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26 | 25 | | SJR___ PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 25, 2025, AS SPACE DAY. |
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27 | 26 | | WHEREAS, the State of Alabama has contributed |
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28 | 27 | | numerous advancements to the world in science, technology, |
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29 | 28 | | and rocket propulsion over the past six decades, including |
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30 | 29 | | taking Americans to the Moon; and |
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31 | 30 | | WHEREAS, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has |
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32 | 31 | | private suppliers in all seven congressional districts, |
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33 | 32 | | reaffirming the space industry serves as a major economic |
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34 | 33 | | development asset and technology magnet for Alabama and the |
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35 | 34 | | southeast; and |
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36 | 35 | | WHEREAS, the partnerships between Marshall Space |
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37 | 36 | | Flight Center, U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Beyond Gravity, |
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38 | 37 | | Blue Origin, KBR, Leidos Dynetics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop |
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39 | 38 | | Grumman, Teledyne Brown Engineering, The Boeing Company, |
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40 | 39 | | Raytheon RTX, Special Aerospace Services, United Launch |
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41 | 40 | | Alliance, and many others across the state bring critical |
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42 | 41 | | innovation through continued advanced discoveries, STEM |
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43 | 42 | | outreach, strengthening national security, deepening |
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44 | 43 | | partnerships across the country and around the world, and |
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45 | 44 | | inspiring a new generation of scientists, engineers, and |
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46 | 45 | | explorers; and |
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47 | 46 | | WHEREAS, Alabama is resolute in continuing to shape |
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48 | 47 | | the workforce of the future through robust partnerships with |
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49 | 48 | | academia, industry, government, and nonprofits and |
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79 | 78 | | academia, industry, government, and nonprofits and |
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80 | 79 | | acknowledges the establishment and success of the Alabama |
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81 | 80 | | Aerospace Student Internship Program in its fifth year |
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82 | 81 | | designed to provide students across Alabama a pathway into |
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83 | 82 | | the aerospace industry; and |
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84 | 83 | | WHEREAS, Alabama continues to secure the nation's |
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85 | 84 | | role as frontrunner in advancing industry, technology, and |
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86 | 85 | | education, to support global space innovations and |
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87 | 86 | | exploration; and |
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88 | 87 | | WHEREAS, NASA Astronauts Clifton Williams, Henry |
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89 | 88 | | Hartsfield, Kathy Thornton, James Voss, Mae Jemison, Jan |
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90 | 89 | | Davis, and Kathryn Hire, all from Alabama, have spent over |
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91 | 90 | | 320 days in space across 18 flights of the Marshall-managed |
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92 | 91 | | Space Shuttle Program; and |
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93 | 92 | | WHEREAS, Alabamians are exceedingly proud of the |
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94 | 93 | | distinguished achievements the advances in space |
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95 | 94 | | exploration, technology, and science it has produced to the |
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96 | 95 | | benefit of all humanity; now therefore, |
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97 | 96 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH |
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98 | 97 | | HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That we hereby proclaim February |
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99 | 98 | | 25, 2025, as Space Day in the State of Alabama. |
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