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 PUBLIC LAW 96-34—JULY 17, 1979

93 STAT. 87

Public Law 96-34 96th Congress Joint Resolution Congratulating the men and women of the Apollo program upon the tenth anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon and requesting the President to proclaim the period of July 16 through 24, 1979, as "United States Space Observance".

Whereas the decision by this Nation to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth was a bold decision unlike any other; and Whereas the success of the Apollo program, America's manned missions to the Moon, represented an unparalleled triumph of this country's scientific and technological genius; and Whereas the vitality of the partnership between American industry. Government, and universities was demonstrated by the Apollo missions and their pioneering predecessors. Mercury and Gemini; and Whereas the steadfast courage of the Apollo astronauts recalls the heroic spirit of earlier Americans and serves as models for skill and bravery in the future; and Whereas the openness and peaceful nature of Apollo underscores the freedoms and desire for peace so characteristic of American society; and Whereas the vision of planet Earth, floating in a sea of vast darkness as photographed by the men aboard the Apollo spacecraft, has altered forever our view of ourselves and of our fragile world; and Whereas the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and other organizations throughout the world involved in space exploration have cooperated in the cause of peaceful exploration of space for the benefit of all mankind; and Whereas in the week of July 16 through 24, 1969, the people of the world were brought closer together by the first manned exploration of the Moon: Now, therefore, be it

July 17, [H.J. Res. 353]

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