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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Representatives from Blue Origin and Club for the |
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| 6 | 7 | | Future are gathering in Austin on March 6, 2023, to celebrate For |
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| 7 | 8 | | The Benefit of Earth Day at the State Capitol; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Blue Origin has safely operated Launch Site One in |
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| 9 | 10 | | Culberson County since 2006; there, it developed and tested the |
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| 10 | 11 | | suborbital New Shepard system and reusable rocket engines necessary |
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| 11 | 12 | | to fulfill its vision of millions of people living and working in |
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| 12 | 13 | | space for the benefit of Earth; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, In 2021, the company made human spaceflight history |
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| 14 | 15 | | at Launch Site One, becoming the first entity to fly humans into |
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| 15 | 16 | | space from Texas and the third private company to fly humans above |
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| 16 | 17 | | the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space |
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| 17 | 18 | | located at an altitude of 100 kilometers; the company repeated this |
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| 18 | 19 | | achievement a total of six times in the span of 13 months, |
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| 19 | 20 | | ultimately launching 31 humans into space from the Lone Star State |
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| 20 | 21 | | and bringing Texas, Culberson County, and Van Horn to the attention |
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| 21 | 22 | | of millions of people across the world; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Blue Origin has also contributed to national |
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| 23 | 24 | | security efforts with the testing and delivery of the BE-4, a |
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| 24 | 25 | | powerful liquified natural gas-fueled reusable rocket engine; the |
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| 25 | 26 | | company employs upwards of 400 aerospace engineers, technicians, |
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| 26 | 27 | | and business operations specialists in over 78 House and 31 Senate |
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| 27 | 28 | | districts in Texas; it has awarded business to more than 400 |
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| 28 | 29 | | companies in the Lone Star State, for a total spend in Texas of well |
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| 29 | 30 | | over $500 million; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated to inspiring the next generation of space |
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| 31 | 32 | | exploration, Blue Origin collects hundreds of thousands of |
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| 32 | 33 | | postcards and flies them into space through its Club for the Future |
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| 33 | 34 | | nonprofit organization; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Blue Origin is driving further innovation in the |
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| 35 | 36 | | aerospace industry, and its efforts are truly deserving of special |
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| 36 | 37 | | recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature hereby recognize March 6, 2023, as For The Benefit of |
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| 39 | 40 | | Earth Day at the State Capitol and honor Blue Origin and Club for |
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| 40 | 41 | | the Future for their incredible contributions to this state and |
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| 41 | 42 | | this nation; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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| 43 | 44 | | for Blue Origin and Club for the Future as an expression of high |
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| 44 | 45 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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