Space Exploration
10 statements about Space Exploration from 7 members since Jan 3, 2025.
Statements about Space Exploration, last 12 weeks
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Statements per week mentioning Space Exploration, all members, split by party. Democrats stacked first, Republicans after, four to a row. Hover a dot for the member and headline; click a dot to search for that headline. Click a week to set the dates below. Aug 17, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026.
Most active on Space Exploration · Aug 17 – Nov 5
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Kelly’s Bill to Designate Lunar Landing Day Honoring Apollo 11 Passes Senate Unanimously
Passed Senate bill unanimously designating July 20th as Lunar Landing Day.
“On July 20th, 1969, American astronauts landed on the Moon for the first time. It’s one of our country’s greatest achievements”
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Introduced bipartisan bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to Artemis II astronauts.
“The brave Artemis II crew broke new frontiers for space exploration and proved to the next generation of young scientists that anything is possible”
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Kelly, Bacon Lead Bill to Award Artemis II Crew the Congressional Gold Medal
Introduced bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to Artemis II astronauts.
“Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy carried human space exploration farther than it has ever gone before”
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Husted in Cleveland with NASA Glenn leadership
Highlighted NASA Glenn's $1.9 billion annual economic impact and role in Artemis II mission.
“When we look at the historic Artemis II mission, it’s important to recognize Ohioans played a key role in its success.”
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Ranking Member Lofgren's Opening Statement at Deep-Sea Mining Hearing
Delivered opening statement at hearing on deep-sea mining research and ocean exploration.
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Ranking Member Lofgren's Opening Statement at Future of ISS Hearing
Delivered opening statement at hearing on International Space Station's future.
“lacks a clearly defined and executable path to transition to a CLD before or immediately after the ISS [end of life]”
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Cornyn Praises NASA Soliciting Bids to Move Shuttle Discovery to Houston
Praised NASA for accepting bids to move Space Shuttle Discovery from Virginia to Houston.
“My law authorizing and funding the Space Shuttle Discovery’s movement to Houston is being set into motion thanks to NASA’s announcement, and I applaud Administrator Isaacman for keeping this process moving”
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Celebrated Senate passage of his provision to move Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston.
“Houston has long been the cornerstone of our nation’s human space exploration program, and it’s long overdue for Space City to receive the recognition it deserves by bringing the Space Shuttle Discovery home”
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Commerce Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reinforce U.S. Space Leadership
Introduced bipartisan bill to advance NASA programs and reinforce U.S. space leadership.
“When our Artemis astronauts return to the Moon, small and large aerospace manufacturers across Kansas will have played a role in launching America into the next era of leadership and dominance in space exploration”
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Rep. Chu Responds to NASA Announcement on Mars Sample Return Mission Architecture
Responded to NASA's announcement on Mars Sample Return Program mission architecture approach.
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)) and the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026). Statements are tagged to Space Exploration by AI reading of the full text. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word.