June 26, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5173 Resources after serving as a professor After growing up in Claremore, Colo- U.S. Navy from 1953 to 1956 and was and associate department head at nel Roosa studied at both Oklahoma stationed aboard several U.S. destroy- Texas A&M University. He has been a State University and the University of ers at sea. He was selected as a sci- great resource when it comes to forest Arizona before earning a bachelor of entist-astronaut by NASA in June 1965 science and is a leader in that area. science degree in aeronautical engi- and then completed a 53-week course in In July 2012, he led the Penn State neering with honors from the Univer- flight training at Williams Air Force School of Forest Resources in the cre- sity of Colorado in Boulder in 1960. Base, Arizona. He logged more than ation of the Department of Ecosystem Later he graduated from the Aviation 5,000 hours flying time, including more Science and Management. He has used Cadet Program at Williams Air Force than 2,900 hours in jet and light air- his years of expertise and knowledge to Base, Arizona, where he received his craft, spacecraft, and helicopters. focus on improving the responsible flight training commission in the U.S. Garriott was the science-pilot for management of soil and water, healthy Air Force. Skylab 3, the second crewed Skylab forests, and a diversity of fish and wild- Roosa was one of 19 people selected mission, and he was in orbit from July life species. His work has always been to the astronaut class of 1966. Colonel 28 to September 25, 1973. aimed at preserving the beauty of the Roosa served as a member of the astro- The crew of Skylab 3 logged 1,427 world around us for all to enjoy. naut support crew for the Apollo 9 mis- hours and 9 minutes each in space, set- Mr. Speaker, I thank Dr. Messina for sion and as the command module pilot ting a world record for a single mis- his years of service. I wish him and his for the Apollo 14 mission from January sion. Garriott spent 13 hours and 43 wife, Suzy, all the best in retirement. 13 to February 9, 1971. In completing minutes in three separate spacewalks 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF PENNSYLVANIA his first spaceflight, Roosa logged a as well. He also held the FAA commer- RATIFYING THE 19TH AMENDMENT total of 216 hours and 42 minutes in cial pilot and flight instructor certifi- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. space. Following Apollo 14 he served as cations for instrument and multi-en- Mr. Speaker, I recognize the passage of gine aircraft. the 19th Amendment providing women backup command pilot for Apollo 16 and Apollo 17. He was assigned to the Sadly, we lost Dr. Garriott just 2 the right to vote. months ago at the age of 88, but we are After Congress passed the 19th space shuttle program until his retire- ment as a colonel from the Air Force in grateful for the contributions and the Amendment in 1919, three-fourths of legacy set by Oklahomans, Colonel the 48 State legislatures were needed to 1976. Former NASA Administrator Daniel Pogue and Dr. Garriott and their explo- ratify the new amendment. This past ration in space. Monday, June 24, marks the 100th anni- Goldin describes Colonel Roosa as one versary of Pennsylvania becoming the of the can-do spacefarers who helped f seventh State to ratify the 19th take America and all humankind to HONORING COLONEL FRANK Amendment. the Moon. Goldin said that Colonel CHILDRESS Women first organized and fought for Roosa exemplified the talents that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The suffrage on the national level in July NASA strives for: service to our Na- Chair recognizes the gentleman from tion, technical know-how, and an un- of 1848 at the Seneca Falls Convention South Carolina (Mr. NORMAN) for 5 in New York. But Pennsylvania was a bridled creative spirit. minutes. center of women’s rights even before CELEBRATING OKLAHOMANS IN SPACE Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise the Seneca Falls Convention occurred. Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma. today to recognize one of America’s Famous suffragist Lucretia Mott Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate finest servicemen, Colonel Frank joined with a diverse group of Pennsyl- the accomplishments and achieve- Childress. vania women to organize the Philadel- ments of Oklahomans in space. Colonel Childress exemplifies the phia Female Anti-Slavery Society in Skylab was the first space station op- honor and fortitude of the men and 1833. erated by the United States. This space women who make up our armed serv- In 1840, the society sent Mott as a station spent 6 years orbiting the ices. Colonel Childress was placed on delegate to the World Anti-Slavery Earth. Within those 6 years, two Okla- an assignment in the Pentagon in 2001 Convention in London to protest the homans were part of the three succes- and was set to arrive in Washington, exclusion of women at the convention. sive, three-man crews to live aboard D.C. on September 6. Organizations like this were formed Skylab: William Pogue and Owen Destiny arrived in a humble disguise all across the Commonwealth to focus Garriott. when a clerical error delayed his house- their attention on raising awareness of Born in Okemah, Oklahoma, Pogue hold goods from being delivered on the women’s suffrage cause. joined the U.S. Air Force and fought in time. He was offered the choice of a The decades of effort on the local and the Korean war. In 1955 Colonel Pogue new delivery date, either September 10 national level by women’s suffragists became a member of the Thunderbirds, or September 11. He chose September resulted in Congress finally passing the the Air Force’s elite aerobatics team, 11. 19th Amendment. The Colonel lived a mile away and Today women play a pivotal role in and then earned a master’s degree from heard when the plane crashed into the our government. The 2018 elections Oklahoma State University in 1960. In Pentagon. He turned on his TV and saw brought a record number of Pennsyl- 1966 Colonel Pogue became an astro- the carnage that took place in New vania women to the ballot box, and a naut and served on the support crews record number were welcomed to polit- for the Apollo 7, 11, and 14 missions. York and immediately headed for the ical office across the United States. The pilot of record-setting American Pentagon to help in any way possible. Mr. Speaker, Pennsylvania can be missions in space, Pogue was one of the In a time of crisis and panic, Colonel proud of our important role in the few astronauts to ever go on strike Childress ran toward danger when women’s suffrage movement and secur- while in orbit to demand more time to many would have fled. ing the right to vote 100 years ago. contemplate the universe. Among the thousands who died that Colonel Pogue and the three-manned day, Colonel Childress survived. Twen- f crew he was a part of flew the longest ty-six of his fellow servicemen and OKLAHOMANS IN SPACE and last manned mission aboard -women were killed in the very office The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Skylab from November 16, 1973 to Feb- he would have been working in that Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from ruary 8, 1974. day. Oklahoma (Ms. KENDRA S. HORN) for 5 Astronaut Owen Garriott was born in At first, he was nearly consumed by minutes. Enid, Oklahoma. He earned a bach- survivor’s guilt, but instead of surren- Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma. elor’s degree in electrical engineering dering, he joined a Bible study group Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate from the University of Oklahoma and for Pentagon employees. Once again, the legacy and accomplishments of his master’s and doctoral degrees in he chose not to run and instead face re- Oklahomans in space. electrical engineering from Stanford ality through his strength and faith in Retired Air Force Colonel Stuart University. God who led him through those dark Roosa was one of six Apollo astronauts Dr. Garriott served as an electronics and difficult days that he would face to fly solo around the Moon. officer while on Active Duty with the ahead. 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Britain was about to be under siege by be tolerant of the faults of others be- f cause they are aware of their own Germany when Prime Minister Church- CONGRATULATING NEW PAL- shortcomings. ill said: ESTINE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Bless all with a quiet respect for the There will be a time when doing your best TEAM is not good enough. We must do what is re- diversity of opinions to be found here.