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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 16
Author: Knight (R), et al.
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SUBJECT : California Aerospace Month
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution proclaims March 2013 as California
Aerospace Month and recognizes the contributions of the
aerospace industry.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1. The California aerospace industry leads the United States in
aerospace and defense services, and employs more than 162,000
people in California and supports more than 640,000 jobs in
related fields for a total payroll estimated at $15.3 billion
annually and resulting in $500 million in annual state income
taxes.
2. California is home to many superb sites of air and space
activity, including Vandenberg Air Force Base, two Federal
Aviation Administration-licensed launch sites, the Mojave Air
and Spaceport, and three National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) research and engineering centers.
3. California has led the nation in aeronautical firsts and
California's aerospace industry produced many of the
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significant and record-breaking aircrafts, including the
Spirit of St. Louis which was designed and built in
California, the Douglas DC-3 which was designed and built in
California by the Douglas Aircraft Company, and the Space
Shuttle which was designed, built, assembled, and tested in
California.
4. California is home to Edwards Air Force Base, the site of
five test flights of the Shuttle Enterprise, the landing site
of 54 Space Shuttle missions, and the site of the 199 X-15
missions. The rocket powered X-15, flown by former State
Senator William J. "Pete" Knight, attained a speed of Mach
6.7 (4,520 miles per hour), a speed that remains, to this
day, the highest ever attained in an airplane.
5. California has led the nation in firsts in human space
exploration, among others, the manufacture of the Apollo 11
command module that carried the first humans to the surface
of our moon and the manufacture and landing of the Space
Shuttle orbiters.
6. California has led the nation in firsts in robotic space
exploration, including the Explorer 1 Earth observation
satellite, the Mariner 2, the Viking landers, and the Pioneer
spacecraft.
7. Californians, through NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
build, manage, and operate the majority of the spacecraft
exploring our solar system.
8. During March 2013, the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, in conjunction with NASA, is sponsoring a month
of events to highlight the contribution of the aerospace
community to California.
This resolution recognizes the contributions of the aerospace
industry to the history, economy, security, and educational
system of California, its communities, and its citizens by
proclaiming the month of March 2013 as California Aerospace
Month.
Comments
According to the author's office, "In a time when the economy is
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unstable and high-wage jobs are limited, the aerospace industry
continues to be a vital asset in many communities throughout the
state. In passing this resolution, California is recognizing
the historical and present value of the aerospace industry to
the state. The measure will pay tribute and extend appreciation
while highlighting the contributions of the aerospace industry
of California."
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
MW:d 3/6/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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