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April 3, 2009

The Honorable David Obey The Honorable Jerry Lewis

Chairman Ranking Member
House Appropriations Committee House Appropriations Committee
H-218 Capitol H-218 Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20515 Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Chairman Obey and Ranking Member Lewis:

I am requesting funding for Engineering Support for Extended Human and Robotic Space
Flight Missions in fiscal year 2010. The entity to receive funding for this project is Texas
Tech University located at 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79409. It is my understanding
that this funding will be used towards providing engineering support for extended human
& robotic space flight missions, which will directly contribute to NASA's initiative of
returning to the moon and going to mars. For human and robotic missions the Center for
Space Sciences is addressing the need for a decreased reliance on mission control due to
the communication delays that occur in long distance missions.

I hereby certify that this request will be made publicly available on my official website as
required.

I certify that neither I nor my spouse has any financial interest in this project. I also
certify that to the best of my knowledge this request (1) is not directed to an entity or
program named or will be named after a sitting Member of Congress; (2) is not intended
to be used by an entity to secure funds for other entities unless the use of funding is
consistent with the specified purpose of the earmark; and (3) meets or exceeds all
statutory requirements for matching funds where applicable. I further certify that should
this request be included in the bill, I will place a statement in the Congressional Record
describing how the funds will be spent and justifying the use of federal taxpayer funds.

Thank you for your consideration of this request.

Sincerely,

Randy Neugebauer
Member of Congress