Honoring the crew of the Artemis II mission for their historic lunar flyby.

Norma J. Torres

Democrat · CA · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

2026-08-24

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 1489 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1489 Honoring the crew of the Artemis II mission for their historic lunar flyby. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 24, 2026 Mrs. Torres of California submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Honoring the crew of the Artemis II mission for their historic lunar flyby. Whereas, on April 3, 2023, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Canadian Space Agency announced their selection of the 4- person crew for the Artemis II mission; Whereas Pilot Victor Glover, Commander Reid Wiseman, NASA Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen were announced as the Artemis II crew by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson during his state of NASA address; Whereas Pilot Glover hails from Pomona, California, is a graduate of Ontario High School, is a Navy veteran who supported Operation Iraqi Freedom during the final deployment of the USS John F. Kennedy, and is the first Black astronaut to travel to the Moon; Whereas Commander Reid Wiseman is a Baltimore native, served as the 17th Chief of the Astronaut Office, and is a Navy veteran who operated F-14s during Middle East operations; Whereas Mission Specialist Cristina Koch was raised in Jacksonville, North Carolina, embarked on the first all-female spacewalk, and became the first woman to travel to the Moon's vicinity; Whereas Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen comes from Ontario, Canada, launched his aviation career with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets at age 12, and is the first non-American to travel to the Moon; Whereas the esteemed crew of Artemis II launched from the Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, on a Space Launch System rocket; Whereas the astronauts commenced a 10-day lunar flyby before returning to Earth; Whereas the crew of Artemis II successfully demonstrated humanity's return to the Moon for the 1st time in more than 50 years; Whereas Artemis II traveled 252,756 miles from Earth, being the farthest distance humans have ventured; Whereas, on April 10, 2026, the crew of Artemis II splashed down off the coast of San Diego; and Whereas this historic lunar flyby opens the doors for future lunar surface landings: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives-- (1) values the remarkable mission completed by the crew of Artemis II; (2) supports the declaration of ``National Artemis II Mission Day'' to commemorate NASA's historic 10-day lunar flyby; and (3) congratulates Pilot Victor Glover, Commander Reid Wiseman, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen for marking humanity's return to the vicinity of the Moon for the 1st time in more than 50 years. <all>

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