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FL S0944
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AI Summary
- Requests Congress to direct that one retiring space shuttle orbiter be preserved and permanently displayed at the Kennedy Space Center
- Notes the space shuttle program launched from Kennedy Space Center starting in 1981, with over 125 missions completed and the final planned flight scheduled for September 2010
- Highlights that the space shuttle program represented approximately 15 percent of Kennedy Space Center's fiscal year 2008 budget and supported more than 40,000 jobs in Florida
- Recognizes three remaining orbiters in the fleet (Atlantis, Discovery, and Endeavor) following losses of Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003
- Directs copies of the memorial be sent to the President, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and all Florida congressional delegation members
Legislative Description
Space Shuttle Orbiter Retirement [CPSC]
Last Action
Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State
5/5/2010
Committee Referrals
Rules3/4/2010
Commerce1/14/2010
Full Bill Text
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