; Whereas the United States space program and the aerospace industry engage the best and the brightest minds that mirror the scientific and technical skill and quality of the highest order and the finest in our national character—sacrifice, ingenuity, inventiveness, commitment, and our unrelenting spirit of adventure; Whereas over 400,000 patriots, from government, industry and academia, made exemplary efforts to put our astronauts on the Moon, and those efforts created millions of private sector jobs as a result of the technological challenges they overcame to bring Project Apollo to fruition; Whereas the same spirit of adventure and engineering excellence that landed our Apollo space pioneers on the Moon may be applied to all noble pursuits involving peace, brotherhood, courage, unity of the human spirit, and the exploration of new frontiers; Whereas, as a Nation, it is important to mobilize and invigorate appreciation and enthusiasm for space, to advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education through the excitement of space exploration, and to inspire today’s and future generations to build upon the accomplishments of our early space pioneers so they may reach new milestones of human achievement; and Whereas humankind will continue to explore, expand, and settle the new frontier of space with United States leadership, courage, and values for the benefit of future spacefaring generations and for life on Earth: Now, therefore, be it