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International Space Station Statement V.President
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Vice President ________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release July 12, 2000
Statement By The Vice President
This morning's successful launch of the
Zvezda service module from Baikonur, Kazakstan marks an
important milestone in the development of the International
Space Station. It represents the result of intense space
cooperation between the United States and Russia as part of
the sixteen nation International Space Station consortium.
It also represents the achievement of one of the earliest
objectives of the U.S.-Russia Bi-National Commission's Space
Committee. All America
ns can take pride in this
exciting accomplishment.
We still face the technical
challenge of docking the service module with the American
and Russian components currently in orbit, an event
scheduled to occur within the next two weeks. If the
docking is successful, the key components permitting human
habitation of the station will be in place. Once the
International Space Station becomes fully operational, it
promises to deliver enormous benefits to Americans in the
form of increased scientific research and development
opportunities. It will also allow us to expand the horizons
of our understanding of
space.
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