{"id":3109,"date":"2019-06-10T09:53:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T13:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aviationheritagearea.org\/?p=3109"},"modified":"2020-01-17T10:34:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T15:34:18","slug":"sen-brown-others-commemorate-apollo-11-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitnaha.com\/sen-brown-others-commemorate-apollo-11-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Brown, others commemorate Apollo 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

U. S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio last week joined with other members of the Senate and House to introduce a bipartisan resolution commemorating the 50th\u00a0anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The Apollo 11 mission was the spaceflight in which the first two people, including Ohio native Neil Armstrong, walked on the moon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brown joined with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Representatives Kendra Horn (D-OK) and Brian Babin (R-TX) to introduce the bicameral resolution in both chambers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The resolution honors the heroic journey of Apollo 11\u2019s three crew members: Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon; Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr., the pilot of the lunar module and second person to walk on the moon; and Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 11 mission’s command module.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the moon, it was a day when dreams became a reality.\u00a0The heroes of the Apollo 11 crew \u2013 and all of the engineers and workers who made their mission possible \u2013 helped the United States make history. I\u2019m pleased to join Sen. Cornyn and Reps. Horn and Babin to mark this mission, honor these Americans and inspire future Ohioans to continue our state\u2019s tradition of breaking barriers in space,\u201d\u00a0said Brown, who now\u00a0occupies<\/span><\/a>\u00a0the late Ohio Senator and astronaut John Glenn\u2019s old office in Washington, DC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cApollo 11\u2019s successful Moon landing not only solidified the United States\u2019 lead in the space race, it also put Houston\u2019s Johnson Space Center on the map as one of the world\u2019s primary innovators in human spaceflight,\u201d Cornyn said.\u00a0\u201cNeil Armstrong\u2019s iconic words to Mission Control, \u2018Houston\u2026 the Eagle has landed,\u2019 marked a turning point in space exploration.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cApollo 11 was indeed a giant leap. It inspired and continues to inspire generations to explore. The discoveries and technology that come out of America\u2019s investment in space not only help us better understand the universe but fundamentally change our modern life. Apollo 11 is one of America\u2019s greatest achievements, and I\u2019m proud to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, in the House and the Senate, to co-sponsor this resolution,\u201d Horn said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe remarkable American achievement that took place on July 20, 1969, is just as significant now as it was 50 years ago,\u201d Babin said.\u00a0\u201cWhen Apollo 11 accomplished its mission, the world recognized the United States as the preeminent spacefaring nation.\u00a0 I am proud to honor this success, among the greatest in not only American history, but in that of humanity.\u00a0 As the Ranking Member of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee and the Representative for the Johnson Space Center, I am continually working hard to ensure that America builds upon our extraordinary past and continues to lead for the next 50 years \u2013 and beyond.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Apollo 11 story is one of grit, perseverance, and limitless possibilities,\u201d\u00a0said Mackensie Wittmer, executive director of the National Aviation Heritage Area<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cThe National Aviation Heritage Area and its partners are proud that Neil Armstrong called southwest Ohio home. This year the Heritage Area will celebrate the 50th anniversary at the Armstrong Air & Space Museum<\/a> and across the region<\/a> to honor the Apollo 11 achievements and to inspire the next generation of space exploration.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A copy of their resolution can be found\u00a0HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U. S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio last week joined with other members of the Senate and House to introduce a bipartisan resolution commemorating the 50th\u00a0anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The Apollo 11 mission was the spaceflight in which the first two people, including Ohio native Neil Armstrong, walked on the moon. Brown […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[767,1,5],"tags":[617,768,275,278,769],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitnaha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3109"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitnaha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitnaha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitnaha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitnaha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/visitnaha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3131,"href":"https:\/\/visitnaha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3109\/revisions\/3131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitnaha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitnaha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitnaha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitnaha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}