As Adopted by the Senate

132nd General Assembly

Regular Session S. R. No. 683

2017-2018

Senators Kunze, Jordan, Bacon, Tavares

A R E S O L U T I O N

Honoring The Ohio State University Buckeye Space Launch Initiative team on placing first at the 2018 Spaceport America Cup.

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 132nd General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to commend The Ohio State University Buckeye Space Launch Initiative team as the 2018 Spaceport America Cup champion; and

WHEREAS, All those associated with The Ohio State University Buckeye Space Launch Initiative team are deserving of praise for their ability to excel in many pursuits and to meet challenges with enthusiasm and confidence. Under the guidance of its program manager, Nic Flesher, the members of the team devoted countless hours to academics and rigorous training in order to be in peak mental condition, and consequently, they built and flew a solid-motor-propelled rocket with a nine pound payload, entitled “I-O,” that reached 10,080 feet to place first in the student researched and designed category at this year’s Spaceport America Cup Championship, the team’s second consecutive crown; and

WHEREAS, Competitive spirit and innovative effort have played major roles in the development of our country. The drive to excel is best inspired when academicians are presented with trials that permit them to test their skills, knowledge, and strengths against their peers; and

WHEREAS, With their vitality, intelligence, and positive outlook, the members of The Ohio State University Buckeye Space Launch Initiative team have set an example worthy of emulation. We encourage these fine individuals to continue to strive for excellence so that they may assume a meaningful and productive role in our complex society; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 132nd General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, congratulate The Ohio State University Buckeye Space Launch Initiative team on its accomplishment and salute its members and instructors as remarkable citizens; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to The Ohio State University Buckeye Space Launch Initiative team.