96 STAT. 268
Space Shuttle, test flight period. Successful completion.
PUBLIC LAW 97-237—AUG. 20, 1982 Whereas the Space Shuttle program has been judged by independent research organizations to have a positive effect on the national economy, creating jobs, reducing inflationary pressures, and forwarding the development of advanced technologies; and Whereas the Space Shuttle program is a source of great national pride and the United States now holds world leadership in its proven ability to operate a reusable Space Shuttle: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Congress of the United States congratulates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the members of the Astronaut Corps, prime contractor Rockwell International, associate contractors Martin Marietta and Thiokol, the thousands of Shuttle subcontractors throughout the United States, and the tens of thousands of dedicated Space Shuttle workers who contributed to the successful completion of the Space Shuttle test flight period and to the entry of our Nation into a promising new era of spaceflight for the benefit of the people of the United States and all mankind. Approved August 20, 1982.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 541: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): July 26, considered and passed House. Aug. 4, considered and passed Senate, amended. Aug. 10, House concurred in Senate amendments.
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