On the recordJuly 18, 2019
As the Representative of Cincinnati, Ohio, I rise this morning to recognize an Ohioan who was a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati. Prior to that, he was a naval aviator, a test pilot, and, later, an astronaut. Mr. Speaker, 50 years ago, the words he spoke now reside in history: ``That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.'' Everyone on Earth at that time remembers where he or she was when Neil Armstrong took that step. His contributions to space exploration did not end on the surface of the Moon. Neil Armstrong was also on the team that investigated the Apollo 13 accident, and he was vice chairman of the commission that investigated the space shuttle Challenger disaster. Ohioan Neil Armstrong is a true American hero, and his extraordinary service to our country--to all of humankind, really--will be forever remembered. ____________________
