Political Quotes

“Today I rise to acknowledge the many stellar accomplishments the University of Iowa has achieved in astrophysics. The University of Iowa has been a longstanding leader in the field. They built instruments flown on 70 spacecraft in 60 successful missions. Between 1958 and 1998, the University of Iowa developed more spaceflight instruments than any other university. These instruments were used in the first observations by spacecraft at seven of the eight planets in our solar system. Iowa's technology produced the first evidence of Earth's radiation belts. Without the contributions of the University of Iowa to the field of astrophysics, space research would not be the same. Mr. Speaker, I thank the University of Iowa for their out-of-this- world work. Honoring the Life and Career of Johnny Lujack”