By Tom Bassing The Galveston County Daily News Dec. 18, 2016 | Link Alan Shepard, on a bright Florida morning, was eased into his cramped Mercury capsule Freedom 7 mounted atop a Redstone rocket. At precisely 9:34 a.m. Eastern time on May 5, 1961, the countdown reached zero, and Shepard then rose into space, becoming the first American to do so. Since then, NASA’s spacefaring roster has grown by 337 other astronauts. It has long been known that those who venture beyond Earth’s protective atmosph...
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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) made the following remarks today on the House floor congratulating President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect Mike Pence and the American people on a historic victory at the ballot box: “Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect Mike Pence – but most importantly – the American people on a historic victory at the ballot box. Make no mistake; this election was a resounding rejection of the stat...
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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) issued the following statement today regarding his vote against the passage of legislation that would fund the federal government through December 9, 2016: “I believe this was a missed opportunity – and I am deeply disappointed that this legislation failed to include much-needed and widely supported checks on the President and his foolish plans to relinquish U.S. leadership over the Internet and bring in more poorly-vetted Syrian refugees into Americ...
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A Texas Congressman Launches Mission to Reboot Space Program Texas Standard By Rhonda Fanning | August 18, 2016 Link It’s been a long time since kids sat with parents on living room couches watching live pictures from Mission Control in Houston. Even though NASA no longer looms in the American imagination as much as it once did, with a Mars expedition in the works and the rise of Space X and Blue Origin among others, a powerful case can be made that a renaissance is just around the corner. Houst...
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Houston, TX – On Thursday, August 11th, during a meeting with Houston space industry leaders, including members of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership (BAHEP), U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) announced the formation of the Texas Space Congressional Caucus (TSCC) to help advocate and protect the interests of NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) and the space industry across Texas. Rep. Babin meets with Houston space industry leaders. “As Chairman of the House Space Subcommittee, I am excited to ...
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Congressman Babin’s Town Hall in Liberty By Bonita Davis, Contributing Writer Liberty Vindicator | June 11, 2016 Link Tuesday, June 2, at 6:30 pm, citizens from a wide geographical area gathered at the Liberty Opry to meet with Congressman Brian Babin in a Town Hall Meeting. Congressman Babin took time to give his constituents an update on the issues that he is working on in Washington that also affect their daily lives. Pastor Danny Biddy of Old River Baptist rendered the opening prayer. The co...
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Washington, DC – The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACU) on Tuesday presented U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) with the 2015 Award for Conservative Excellence for his perfect 100% conservative voting record in the First Session of the 114th Congress. The ACU, which is the oldest and largest conservative grassroots organization in the nation, also honored Rep. Babin as the highest scoring military veteran in the U.S. Congress. “As one of only five Republican Texan Congressmen to receive a p...
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Houston, TX – Today, U.S. House Space Subcommittee Chairman Brian Babin (TX-36) and Representative of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, met with Astronaut Scott Kelly, who landed last month after spending nearly a year on the International Space Station (ISS). Kelly, who just announced his retirement from the NASA Astronaut Corp., is a veteran of four space flights and has spent more time in space than any other U.S. Astronaut. During his year-long ISS expedition mission, Kelly conducted many health ...
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Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement this evening in response to President Obama’s final State of the Union address: “As expected, President Obama used his last State of the Union address as some sort of a delusional victory lap – filled with the same empty rhetoric and broken promises that has come to define his presidency. This is what we’ve come to expect from a failed President who has lost all touch with reality when it comes to the concern...
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