I personally feel that humankind taking their first steps onto the surface of another celestial body has greater significance to the future course of humanity, than the first manned orbit around the Earth. I hope mankind will be able to break free from the limitation of low Earth orbit. Apollo 11 was for the United States, its finest hour. The event deserves a patriotic national holiday to commemorate an example of what is right about America. It will be a good follow-up to July 4th Independence Day. Crowding holidays is only a problem in the state of Utah. But Space Exploration does contribute to the spirit of pioneering, that Days of 47 represent. The reason for calling the commemoration Space Exploration Day goes back to President Ford designating the first Space Exploration Day commemoration in 1976. It was the 7th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moonwalk. It was also the same day that the Viking Mars Lander landed on the surface of the planet Mars. Space Exploration Day was a more flexible name to celebrate both events. Today, return to the Moon, probably by space mining companies, and human settlements on Mars are in our future. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, under the coordination of the late Ken W. Randle, was a driving force behind President Ford, President Reagan (two proclamations), and President George H.W. Bush, doing proclamations for Space Exploration Day, one year at a time. The Space Exploration Day Holiday will be permanent; good for every year.