H.R. No. 491
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Holly Ridings, a native of Amarillo, was named chief
flight director of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration on September 17, 2018, and she indeed merits special
recognition for receiving this significant honor; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Ridings first got involved in the space program
as a student in 1997, while participating in an initiative at the
Goddard Space Flight Center; later that year, she took a permanent
position at the Johnson Space Center as a United Space Alliance
thermal operations and resource officer; she continued in a similar
role at NASA from 1998 to 2003 and was subsequently promoted to
Space Station Motion Control Systems Group lead; and
WHEREAS, Selected to become a flight director in 2005,
Ms. Ridings has served as the lead flight director for several
crucial missions, including International Space Station Expedition
16, Space Shuttle Program STS-127, and the first SpaceX Dragon
cargo spacecraft mission to the space station; and
WHEREAS, NASA's first female chief flight director,
Ms. Ridings is responsible for managing 32 flight directors and
trainees at the JSC Mission Control Center; this elite group
oversees all of the agency's human spaceflight missions, such as
ISS missions and Orion missions to the moon and beyond, as well as
the development of the next generation of space vehicles; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Ridings graduated from Tascosa High School as a
member of the Class of 1992 and went on to earn a bachelor's degree
in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University; in February
2019, she was inducted into the Tascosa High School Hall of Fame;
and
WHEREAS, During her outstanding career with NASA, Holly
Ridings has demonstrated great intelligence, skill, and
determination, and her thoughtful and forward-looking leadership
is certain to be of great benefit to the agency in her role as its
chief flight director; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Holly Ridings on being named chief
flight director of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Ridings as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Price
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 491 was adopted by the House on March
13, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House