S.C.R. No. 28 Summary

• Urges the President of the United States and NASA Administrator to select the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio to publicly display a retired space shuttle orbiter.

• Highlights the museum's qualifications including one million square feet of climate-controlled exhibit space, an approved runway for shuttle carrier aircraft, professional aerospace restoration staff, and 1.3 million annual visitors as the most-visited free tourist destination in Ohio.

• Notes the museum's location in the National Aviation Heritage Area near Dayton, the birthplace of aviation and home of the Wright Brothers, and within a 600-mile radius of 61% of the United States population.

• Recognizes the Department of the Air Force's significant collaboration with NASA on the space shuttle program, including influencing shuttle design and providing skilled astronauts, and requests that the Secretary of the Air Force's transfer request be honored through interagency transfer.

• Directs the Senate Clerk to transmit authenticated copies of the resolution to the President, NASA Administrator, Congress, Ohio's Congressional delegation, and Ohio news media.