Archer County Advocate (Holliday, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 9, 2008 Page: 4 of 16
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4 Thursday, October 9, 2008
Archer County Advocate
Capitol
Comment
U.S. SENATOR
KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON
America Must Renew Its Commitment to
Leadership in Space
State & Local
COMMENTARY
:
by Charles Finnell
If you are one of the 6,467
citizens of Archer County who
have had the foresight and
taken the time to be duly
registered and ready for the
vital November 4th General
Election,
CONGRATULATIONS!
Archer County Tax Assessor-
Collector Teresa Martin
provided this up to-the-minute
figure shortly after the 5 AM
Monday deadline for
registration.
Here are some more important
dates to remember this election
year that State Local
Commentary received courtesy
of Archer County (ilerk Karen
Winter.
As our nation
celebrates the 50th Anniversary
of NASA, we face enormous
challenges to our international
leadership in space exploration,
including a potential 5 year gap
in American manned
spaceflight. America must renew
its commitment to NASA and
technology innovation so that we
do not relinquish our leadership
role in space.
In the 21st Century,
America’s supremacy in space is
no longer a foregone conclusion.
The rapid expansion of the
Chinese Space Program is clear
evidence that China is taking
meaningful steps toward global,
technology leadership. The
nation launched its first lunar
orbiter in 2006, and China has
continued to achieve new
milestones since then. In
September 2008, the first
Chinese astronaut walked in
space, completing the country’s
most ambitious mission to date.
China has also announced plans
to put a man on the moon.
Half a century ago, our
nation was similarly poised to
fall behind in space. On October
4, 1957, the Soviet Union
launched the Sputnik satellite
and rocketed past the U.S. in the
space race. But America’s
ingenuity was dramatically
harnessed by President
Eisenhower, who helped
spearhead major investments in
science and engineering. NASA
officially launched operations on
October 1,1958. Less than three
years later, President Kennedy
solidified America’s space
ambition when he formally set
the goal of putting a man on the
moon within a decade. That goal
was achieved when members of
the Apollo 11 crew stepped onto
the lunar surface on July 20,
1969.
Over these past 50
years, NASA’s technology has
positively impacted life on earth
and expanded the knowledge of
our planet and the universe. The
space program has advanced
innovations that have greatly
improved our daily lives — from
personal computers to heart
monitors, from ultrasound
scanners to laser surgery.
NASA’s space exploration has
inspired generations of young
people to aspire to new heights.
It has spurred Americans to build
on those dreams and embark on
academic and professional
careers that enhance our nation’s
leadership and make us more
competitive on the world stage.
Now, NASA faces one
of its greatest challenges since
the inception of the space
mission. With the space shuttle
scheduled for retirement in
2010, and a replacement not
expected until 2015, our nation
faces a five year gap in
continuous space flight during
which'we’ll have no way to
launch American astronauts into
space on an American
spacecraft. Instead, we’ll have to
rely on Russia to get our own
scientists and astronauts to the
International Space Station,
which has been designated a
National Laboratory. And there
is no guarantee that a
cooperative and mutually
beneficial partnership with
Russia will always exist.
Dependence on Russia could
jeopardize our access to the
Space Station during the crucial
early years of its operational life.
Our national security
depends on our ability to explore
space without relying on nations
who may not always have our
best interests at heart.
Thankfully, Congress recently
took action to help prevent such
a scenario.
In September, the
Senate passed the NASA
Reauthorization bill, which will
help America maintain control
of its space destiny. The bill
ensures that NASA will receive
adequate funding for the
development of a commercial
crew vehicle. It will help reduce
the space gap by accelerating
delivery of next generation space
vehicles, Ares and Orion and, if
necessary, keep the space shuttle
flying beyond 2010.
Additionally, after expending so
many valuable resources to build
the Space Station, this bill calls
for a comprehensive plan to
utilize the station after its
expected completion in 2015 and
through 2020 so we can continue
to reap the benefits of this
significant investment.
This year marks 50
years of American space
exploration, with NASA boldly
at the helm. Our own Johnson
Space Center near Houston is
where much of the research and
technology is developed, where
astronauts train, and where the
command center resides. It has
been a huge economic boost for
Texas to have NASA scientists
and engineers live in our state.
We must renew our commitment
to NASA and work to overcome
the political and technological
challenges of the 21st Century.
Kay Bailey Hutchison is the
Ranking Member on the Senate
Commerce, Science and
Transportation Committee.
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