Culberson's ouster could spell big problems for NASA's Orion program, experts say

NASA programs -- especially Orion, which is focused on putting humans back on the moon -- could be in trouble after U.S. Rep. John Culberson lost his House seat Tuesday night to Lizzie Pannill Fletcher. Culberson, a Republican from Texas, has led the House appropriations committee that funds NASA for the last four years. And he's been a stanch advocate of science and human spaceflight over his nearly two decades in office, said Keith Cowing, editor of NASA Watch, a website devoted to space news.
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