Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas), shown celebrating his victory in a March 2014 primary, has been named chairman of the House Science space subcommittee.

U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas), a first-term House member whose distrct includes NASA’s Johnson Space Center, will take over as chairman of the space subcommittee of the House Science Committee.

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