Florida Senate - 2019                            (NP)    SR 1826
       
       
        
       By Senator Wright
       
       
       
       
       
       14-03092-19                                           20191826__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution honoring the 50th anniversary of the
    3         Apollo 11 lunar landing and designating July 14-20,
    4         2019, as “Apollo 11 Week” in Florida.
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    6         WHEREAS, on July 20, 1969, the crew members of the Apollo
    7  11 spacecraft, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins,
    8  made history by completing the first manned lunar landing and
    9  walk on the moon, and
   10         WHEREAS, the crew members of Apollo 11 were the public face
   11  of an effort that involved an estimated 400,000 men and women
   12  from varied backgrounds and fields who were tasked with
   13  accomplishing the audacious goal, first announced by President
   14  John F. Kennedy in 1961, of safely landing a man on the moon and
   15  bringing him back to Earth, and
   16         WHEREAS, the lunar landing was a historic moment that would
   17  not have been possible without the sacrifices made by astronauts
   18  and test pilots, including the crew of Apollo 1, who gave their
   19  lives in the testing and training that led to Apollo 11’s
   20  successful mission, and
   21         WHEREAS, the Apollo program inspired generations of
   22  American students to pursue careers in science, technology,
   23  engineering, and mathematics, which has fueled economic growth
   24  throughout a range of industries for the last 4 decades, and
   25         WHEREAS, July 20, 2019, marks the 50th anniversary of the
   26  historic Apollo 11 landing on the lunar surface, NOW, THEREFORE,
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   28  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   30         That July 14-20, 2019, is designated as “Apollo 11 Week” in
   31  Florida.