H.Res. 1489

IV
  119TH CONGRESS
  2D SESSION
  H. RES. 1489
  Honoring the crew of the Artemis II mission for their historic lunar flyby.
  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  AUGUST 24, 2026
  Mrs. TORRES of California submitted the following resolution; which was
  referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  RESOLUTION
  Honoring the crew of the Artemis II mission for their historic
  lunar flyby.
  Whereas, on April 3, 2023, the National Aeronautics and
  Space Administration (NASA) and the Canadian Space
  Agency announced their selection of the 4-person crew
  for the Artemis II mission;
  Whereas Pilot Victor Glover, Commander Reid Wiseman,
  NASA Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian
  Space Agency Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen were
  announced as the Artemis II crew by NASA Adminis-
  trator Bill Nelson during his state of NASA address;
  Whereas Pilot Glover hails from Pomona, California, is a
  graduate of Ontario High School, is a Navy veteran who
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  ployment of the USS John F. Kennedy, and is the first
  Black astronaut to travel to the Moon;
  Whereas Commander Reid Wiseman is a Baltimore native,
  served as the 17th Chief of the Astronaut Office, and is
  a Navy veteran who operated F-14s during Middle East
  operations;
  Whereas Mission Specialist Cristina Koch was raised in Jack-
  sonville, North Carolina, embarked on the first all-female
  spacewalk, and became the first woman to travel to the
  Moon’s vicinity;
  Whereas Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen comes from On-
  tario, Canada, launched his aviation career with the
  Royal Canadian Air Cadets at age 12, and is the first
  non-American to travel to the Moon;
  Whereas the esteemed crew of Artemis II launched from the
  Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, on a Space
  Launch System rocket;
  Whereas the astronauts commenced a 10-day lunar flyby be-
  fore returning to Earth;
  Whereas the crew of Artemis II successfully demonstrated
  humanity’s return to the Moon for the 1st time in more
  than 50 years;
  Whereas Artemis II traveled 252,756 miles from Earth, being
  the farthest distance humans have ventured;
  Whereas, on April 10, 2026, the crew of Artemis II splashed
  down off the coast of San Diego; and
  Whereas this historic lunar flyby opens the doors for future
  lunar surface landings: Now, therefore, be it
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  1  Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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  1  (1) values the remarkable mission completed by
  2  the crew of Artemis II;
  3  (2) supports the declaration of ‘‘National
  4  Artemis II Mission Day’’ to commemorate NASA’s
  5  historic 10-day lunar flyby; and
  6  (3) congratulates Pilot Victor Glover, Com-
  7  mander Reid Wiseman, Mission Specialist Christina
  8  Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen for
  9  marking humanity’s return to the vicinity of the
  10  Moon for the 1st time in more than 50 years.
  Æ
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