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2019 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 108
BY SENATOR HEWITT
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH. Designates May 8, 2019, as NASA Day at the state
capitol.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To designate May 8, 2019, as NASA Day at the state capitol, acknowledge the
3 accomplishments of NASA and the remarkable technical and scientific contributions
4 made to the state and nation, and recognize the work of the distinguished engineers,
5 technicians, management, and support personnel working at the Michoud Assembly
6 Facility.
7 WHEREAS, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's)
8 Marshall Space Flight Center and Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have been
9 instrumental in the success of the United States Space Program during the previous six
10 decades, manufacturing in Louisiana the Saturn rockets for the Apollo program and the
11 external tanks for the Space Shuttle program from the 1970s until the program was retired
12 in 2011; and
13 WHEREAS, NASA is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon
14 landing, with Marshall and Michoud building the Space Launch System (SLS), the most
15 powerful rocket ever built, allowing America's leadership in space to continue to enable
16 human exploration of the moon, and to lead future missions to deep space with an eye
17 toward Mars; and
18 WHEREAS, NASA and the state of Louisiana share a commitment to promote the
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1 growth of a well-trained aerospace workforce and sustain the world class manufacturing
2 capabilities at Michoud Assembly Facility, where NASA is building the SLS and the Orion
3 Multipurpose Crew Vehicle that will usher in a new era of exploration and discovery, taking
4 mankind further than it has been before; and
5 WHEREAS, Marshall and Michoud have in the last year facilitated the signing of 66
6 partnership agreements with a value exceeding $23.7 million in areas such as engine
7 development, materials testing, wind tunnel testing, and other engineering services, while
8 also managing 281 active Space Act Agreements with industry, academia, and other
9 government agencies; and
10 WHEREAS, Michoud continues a proud heritage of groundbreaking advancements
11 in human space exploration while locally supporting more than 5,000 jobs, generating $630
12 million in economic impact, and sourcing $116 million in government contracts; and
13 WHEREAS, the citizens of Louisiana are indeed exceedingly proud of their state's
14 critical role in the United States Space Program and the tremendous advances in space
15 exploration and scientific progress its cooperation with NASA has produced.
16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana that
17 May 8, 2019, is hereby designated as NASA Day at the state capitol; the accomplishments
18 of NASA and the remarkable technical and scientific contributions made to the state of
19 Louisiana and the United States of America are hereby acknowledged, and the work of the
20 distinguished engineers, technicians, management, and support personnel working at the
21 Michoud Assembly Facility, all of whom have achieved distinction beyond measure, is
22 hereby recognized.
23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
24 Center Director Jody Singer.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SR 108 Original 2019 Regular Session Hewitt
Designates May 8, 2019, as NASA Day at the state capitol, acknowledges NASA's
accomplishments and the remarkable technical and scientific contributions made to the state
and the nation, and recognizes the work of the distinguished engineers, technicians,
management, and support personnel working at the Michoud Assembly Facility.
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