That the Senate—
congratulates the men and women of the Commercial Crew Program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (referred to in this resolution as “NASA”) and Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (referred to in this resolution as “SpaceX”) and astronauts Robert L. Behnken and Douglas G. Hurley on the successful completion of the Crew Dragon Demo–2 test flight;
honors the men and women of SpaceX and the Commercial Crew Program of NASA, who worked tirelessly to design, build, and operate the Crew Dragon spacecraft;
recognizes the contributions of all of the administrators, astronauts, engineers, scientists, and support staff—
who helped reach the milestone of the successful completion of the Crew Dragon Demo–2 test flight; and
whose dedication and continued efforts will ensure the continued leadership of the United States in space;
recognizes that NASA, through its programs of human space exploration, including Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, the Space Shuttle Program, the International Space Station, and the Commercial Crew Program, has inspired and continues to inspire generations of children to become engineers, scientists, and explorers, which has led the United States to maintain its precedent of leadership in human space exploration; and
reaffirms the commitment of the Senate to human space exploration for the benefit of humankind.