Congresswoman Johnson Celebrates Detection Of Gravitational Waves

“The story of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory – or LIGO – is a story about the talent, creativity, and perseverance of U.S. scientists and engineers. It is a story about the 65-year commitment of the National Science Foundation to high-risk, basic research. And it is a story about what we stand to lose as a nation if we fail to maintain faith in our scientists, and in the scientific process exemplified by the National Science Foundation that is the envy of nations around the world." 
- Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson