NASA
July 30th, 2018
For almost two decades, humanity has maintained a presence on the International Space Station. Barely 100 years after the first 12-second airplane flight, humans are now living in space. The U.S. government is now debating...
April 20th, 2018
In a 50-49 vote Thursday, Oklahoma Rep. James Bridenstine was confirmed as NASA’s 13th administrator
July 17th, 2017
I participated in the third of a series of planned hearings to explore the reopening of the American frontier in space. The hearing, titled “Reopening the American Frontier: Promoting Partnerships Between Commercial Space...
March 30th, 2016
Scientists are sending four strains of fungi to the International Space Station to see what happens when the tiny organisms contend with the stress of microgravity and space radiation.
March 27th, 2014
As Chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, I held a hearing with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Jr. today to examine the Obama administration’s fiscal year 2015 (FY15) budget and its priorities....
January 24th, 2014
Yesterday I hosted San Antonio’s first ever live television downlink with astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) at the Alamo Heights High School. The 20-minute Earth-to-space call was conducted with...
March 5th, 2013
As House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman, I have called a hearing for tomorrow afternoon titled Threats from Space: A Review of U.S. Government Efforts to Track and Mitigate Asteroids and Meteors, Part...
February 15th, 2013
As the Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman, I released the following statement after reports of an unforeseen meteor exploding in the sky above Russia early this morning, on the same day that a large asteroid...
August 25th, 2012
Today we have lost one of our nation's finest heroes and a timeless symbol of the American spirit.Forty-three years ago, his was the voice that came through loud and clear at Johnson Space Center's Mission Control to alert...
January 27th, 2012
NASA’s Orion Spacecraft, a next generation astronaut vehicle, will showcased in Victory Park this weekend in Dallas. You can view the spacecraft at any time today, Saturday and Sunday. NASA staff will be on-site Saturday (...
June 18th, 2018
Rep. Culberson: ‘My Goal is to Revolutionize the Space Program and Keep America at the Cutting-Edge’
I recently spoke to the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) to underscore my commitment to their work, and to ensure that NASA receives the funding and guidance necessary to maintain America’s...
February 6th, 2018
Culberson, Kilmer, Senators and Bill Nye Announce New Bipartisan, Bicameral Planetary Science Caucus
Today Representative Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6) and I announced we plan to launch a new bipartisan Planetary Science Caucus in the United States House of Representatives. The Planetary Science Caucus will unite members of both...
April 3rd, 2016
In the movie, "The Martian," Matt Damon was a fictional astronaut stranded on Mars. In reality, the head of NASA says astronauts could set foot on the Red Planet within the next twenty years.
"We think we're on the right...
August 8th, 2014
Space inspires future generations to dream big and work hard. Many Americans remember where they were 45 years ago when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. The first foot prints on the moon’s surface were made by Americans.As...
March 27th, 2014
According to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll, two out of three Americans believe our country is on the wrong track and nearly six in 10 say that the economy has not even started to recover. Under President...
March 13th, 2013
Mainstream media has proven since 2007 to be one more arm of the Obama publicity and punditry machine: they highlight and cheer obama’s every perceived accomplishment and black out and cover up any of the president’s...
February 27th, 2013
Congressman John Culberson (TX-07), Congressman Frank Wolf (VA-10), Congressman Gene Green (TX-29), Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22), and Congressman Bill Posey (FL-08) reintroduced the Space Leadership Preservation Act (H.R....
February 1st, 2013
We remember with gratitude the seven souls who were lost aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. In pursuit of knowledge and the exploration of our universe, these brave individuals faced exceptional dangers and ultimately...
April 19th, 2012
Hi Nona. I saw the final Discovery shuttle flight flying over my moms school today. I was standing in a soccer field at my moms school and this is a picture of the shuttle when it passed by me. Love Sammy. Tuesday, April 17...
January 21st, 2012
Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-Dallas) announced that a test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft, a next generation astronaut vehicle, will visit North Texas on its cross-country trip from the White Sands...