Communication Key to Engaging the Public on Importance of Space | House of Reps.

By Gabrielle Giffords, Chairwoman, House Subcommittee on Space & Aeronautics, Posted 08/05/09

Link: http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=2557

“[On the 40th anniversary of the Apollo lunar landing]...It’s of course fitting that we pause to honor those who blazed the trail that leads out beyond low Earth orbit—both the brave astronauts who undertook those hazardous expeditions to the Moon and the countless individuals and organizations who enabled those expeditions to succeed,” said Subcommittee Chairwoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). “Yet, by definition our civil space program is about the future—not the past. If our space program is to have a sustainable and productive future, it is also about relevance. That is, America’s civil space program must be relevant to our broad national needs if it is going to continue to be supported.”