Forty years ago today, millions of Americans watched as the Lunar Module “Eagle” landed on the surface of the moon with Neil Armstrong taking the first steps and remarking, “That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.” The experiments conducted on the moon’s surface by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin provided people around the world with new information about Earth’s nearest neighbor. The lunar landing also inspired a new generation of Americans to enter the fields of science and engineering, setting the stage for future NASA successes.

In May Congressman Culberson introduced H. Con. Res. 117 which commemorates the 40th Anniversary of our first landing on the Moon, celebrates the success of the United States human space flight program, and recognizes the accomplishments of NASA’s human space flight centers.

It is timely to honor the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing while NASA continues human spaceflight today with the Constellation Program. NASA facilities helping to carry out this program include Johnson Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, Marshall Flight Center, and Stennis Space Center. NASA’s greatest asset continues to be its people – the thousands of individuals across the country in both government and industry who conceive, design, build, operate, and manage an ambitious program of space exploration on behalf of our great Nation.