CC - 1967 - 020 - Commending McKee, Goff, McKee, and McAdam• RESOLUTION NO. 67-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD COMMENDING RICK McKEE, CHARLES
GOFF, ROBERT McKEE, AND MIKE McADAM.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, this country is currently engaged in a
major effort of space exploration and in the development and
training of teams of Astronauts for such exploration, and
WHEREAS, the training required of Astronauts neces-
sitates that they spend prolonged periods of time in isolated
living in the narrow quarters of simulated space capsules in
order to provide scientific data relating to the physical and
mental reactions of human beings involved in space exploration,
and
WHEREAS, the logistical problems of simulated space
flight conditions require engineering ability of a high degree
if the success of a simulated flight program is to be achieved,
and
WHEREAS, three members of this community, Rick Mc-
Kee, Charles Goff and Robert McKee, in furthering such objec-
tives, spent one period of seven days in a simulated space
capsule without emerging from the capsule at any time during
those seven days, and
WHEREAS, a'fourth member of this community, Mike
McAdam served as chief flight engineer for this simulated
flight being responsible for the technical performance of the
flight and the provisioning of the space capsule, and
WHEREAS, Rick McKee, Charles Goff, Robert McKee and
Mike McAdam are members of the flight team currently holding
the World Record for elapsed time spent in a non-govern-
mentally financed simulated space capsule;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Rosemead does hereby. extend its congratulations
to Rick McKee, Charles Goff, Robert McKee and Mike McAdam
in attaining their World Record, and extends to them the
wishes of the City of Rosemead that this will only be the
first of many World Records in the field of space explora-
tion that they will achieve.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this commendation of
Rick McKee, Charles Goff, Robert McKee and Mike McAdam be
permanently recorded upon the official records of this City
in sincere recognition by this City Council of their genuine
service to this community and as a continuing tribute to
their outstanding achievements.
1967. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of March,
.
ATTEST: MAYOR H Y OF ROSERETIT-
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