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S. C. R. No. 28 As IntroducedAs Introduced
| 128th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2009-2010 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Buehrer, Carey, Coughlin, Faber, Gibbs, Gillmor, Goodman, Grendell, Harris, Hughes, Husted, Jones, Kearney, Miller, R., Morano, Niehaus, Patton, Sawyer, Schaffer, Schiavoni, Schuring, Seitz, Strahorn, Stewart, Wagoner, Wilson, Miller, D.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | To urge the President of the United States and the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration to select the National Museum
of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio for public
display of a space shuttle orbiter.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):
| WHEREAS, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) intends to select a limited number of museums for the
display of the space shuttle orbiters that will be retired at the
conclusion of the space shuttle program. The National Museum of
the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
near Dayton, Ohio would be an excellent choice for the display of
a space shuttle orbiter; and |
| WHEREAS, The Museum, the world's oldest and largest museum of
military aviation, is the depository for the Air Force's National
Historical Collection and features more than 400 aerospace
vehicles, including Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space capsules.
With 1.3 million visitors each year, the Museum is the most
visited free tourist destination in Ohio and is one of the most
visited in the country; and |
| WHEREAS, The Museum is ready to accommodate a space shuttle
orbiter with one million square feet of climate-controlled exhibit
space and an adjacent runway that is approved for a landing of the
shuttle carrier aircraft with a shuttle. In addition, the Museum
employs professional aerospace vehicle restoration staff who are
experienced in working with hazardous aerospace materials such as
those found on the shuttle and who will ensure the preservation of
the shuttle to the highest museum standards; and |
| WHEREAS, The Museum is located near Dayton, Ohio, the
birthplace of aviation and the home of the Wright Brothers, and in
the National Aviation Heritage Area, an area designated by
Congress that includes the Armstrong Air and Space Museum, Dayton
Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and National Aviation
Hall of Fame. Finally, the Museum is easily accessible from major
population centers and is within a 600-mile radius of 61% of the
United States population; and |
| WHEREAS, The Department of Defense, especially the Department
of the Air Force, collaborated extensively with NASA's space
shuttle program, including influencing the basic shuttle design,
providing many highly skilled shuttle astronauts, and saving the
program in lean budget years during its development; and |
| WHEREAS, The Secretary of the Air Force has requested that
the NASA Administrator transfer a space shuttle orbiter to the Air
Force for placement in the Air Force's National Historical
Collection through interagency transfer using existing statutes
and regulations. This transfer will ensure that a taxpayer-funded
space shuttle orbiter will be kept under the ownership and
stewardship of the United States government and the American
people; now therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 128th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, conclude that it is in the interest of the
American people for a retired space shuttle orbiter to be
preserved and exhibited at the National Museum of the United
States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton,
Ohio; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 128th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, urge the President of the United States and
the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) to honor the request of the Department of
the Air Force for an interagency transfer of an operational space
shuttle orbiter so that it can be displayed at the National Museum
of the United States Air Force as a national tribute to the
American spirit of space exploration and to the indelible
partnership between NASA and the Department of the Air Force,
which helped make the space shuttle program possible; and be it
further |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly
authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of the
United States, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States
House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore and Secretary
of the United States Senate, the members of the Ohio Congressional
delegation, and the news media of Ohio. |
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