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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 121
BY SENATOR CROWE
COMMENDATIONS. Commends NASA and the Michoud Assembly Facility for their
remarkable technical and scientific contributions made to the state and nation.
A RESOLUTION1
To commend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Michoud2
Assembly Facility for their remarkable technical and scientific contributions made3
to the state of Louisiana and the United States of America.4
WHEREAS, NASA and the state of Louisiana share a commitment to promote the5
growth of a well-trained aerospace workforce and to sustain world class manufacturing6
capabilities, such as those at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where work is7
under way on elements of NASA's Space Launch System, including the heavy-lift vehicle8
that will usher in a new era of space exploration and discovery beyond earth's orbit and the9
Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicle; and10
WHEREAS, NASA and the Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSPACE) share in11
common the goal of fostering aerospace-related, interdisciplinary, science, technology and12
engineering research and education in Louisiana schools, colleges, and universities in an13
effort to promote careers in Louisiana in these areas of scientific endeavor; and14
WHEREAS, in 2012, NASA and the state of Louisiana signed a five year extension15
on an agreement, an investment worth sixty-two million dollars, to continue supporting the16
National Center for Advanced Manufacturing which is located at Michoud and provides17
research and advanced manufacturing technology for use in aerospace and commercial18 SR NO. 121
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markets; and1
WHEREAS, NASA's Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business2
Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program stimulates technological innovation by3
encouraging small, high-tech companies, particularly minority and disadvantaged4
businesses, to partner with NASA to help meet its research and development needs in key5
technology areas, investing, to date, nearly six hundred thousand dollars in five Louisiana6
companies; and7
WHEREAS, NASA has inspired "spinoffs" which have benefitted Louisiana in the8
decontamination of polluted soil and groundwater, providing forecasting models for storm9
surge predictions, weather models, and fishing hotspots, enabling the remote transfer of10
high-speed digital data, and lowering costs and reducing manufacturing time for the11
prosthetic industry; and12
WHEREAS, NASA created the Gulf of Mexico Initiative (GOMI) to enhance the13
region's ability to recover from the devastating hurricanes of 2005 and to plan for a14
sustainable and prosperous future through the use of NASA earth science observations and15
research and, since 2008, NASA has invested nineteen million dollars through Research16
Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) to assist Louisiana's citizens throughout17
the region to better understand the environment and make informed decisions; and18
WHEREAS, the citizens of the state of Louisiana are indeed exceedingly proud of19
their state's critical role in the American Space Program and the tremendous advances in20
space exploration and scientific contributions made to the state of Louisiana and the United21
States of America.22
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana23
does hereby extol the incomparable accomplishments of NASA and the Michoud Assembly24
Facility and the remarkable technical and scientific contributions made by both to the state25
of Louisiana and to the United States of America.26
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to be27
to Charles Frank Bolden Jr., the administrator of the National Aeronautic and Space28
Administration.29
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Mary Dozier O'Brien.
DIGEST
Crowe SR No. 121
Commends NASA and the Michoud Assembly Facility for their remarkable technical and
scientific contributions made to the state and nation.