Representative George P. Miller of California, one of the leading congressional proponents of NASA, chaired the House Committee on Science and Aeronautics from 1961 to 1973.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Great national achievements in space, as elsewhere, require both strong Presidential leadership and strong Congressional support. There is no substitute for either.
- George P. Miller, Address to the House of Representatives, August 11, 1969
Representative George P. Miller of California at a press conference, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, November 16, 1965
Congress Backs the Space Race
Spurred by the Soviet Union’s 1957 launch of Sputnik 1, Congress organized to study all aspects of space exploration. The House Select Committee on Astronautics (later made the Committee on Science and Aeronautics) and the Senate Standing Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences together established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958, set its priorities, and oversaw the effort to put the first astronaut on the moon.
It was here in these halls that our venture really began.
Neil Armstrong, Address to a Joint Session of Congress, September 16, 1969
Representative George P. Miller of California, one of the leading congressional proponents of NASA, chaired the House Committee on Science and Aeronautics from 1961 to 1973.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Great national achievements in space, as elsewhere, require both strong Presidential leadership and strong Congressional support. There is no substitute for either.
- George P. Miller, Address to the House of Representatives, August 11, 1969
