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Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician, attorney, and former astronaut who served from 2001 to 2019 as a United States senator from Florida and from 2021 to 2025 as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Presidential administration transitions can give NASA whiplash, but Bill Nelson wants the US space program to have "constancy of purpose." Former Senator Bill Nelson is officially NASA's new ...
Nelson, who flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1986 while in Congress, was sworn in as the 14th head of NASA on May 3, 2021, taking over from the only other elected official to lead it, former ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced on Thursday new delays in the U.S. space agency's Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972 ...
He is the first elected official to be appointed NASA Administrator. [1] Bridenstine stepped down as the head of NASA on January 20, 2021, to make way for a new leader in the Biden Administration. [2] Former Senator and astronaut Bill Nelson was announced on March 19, 2021, as his chosen successor. [3]
The only person to hold the post twice is James C. Fletcher, who returned to NASA following the Challenger disaster. [ 5 ] The current administrator is KSC director Janet Petro , who was designated by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025 as acting Administrator, She replaced Bill Nelson [ 6 ] who was confirmed by the Senate on April 29 ...
As NASA continues to make strides in human spaceflight, the Biden administration has made the agency an early priority, nominating former Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida to become the ...
Bill Nelson (born 1942) is the administrator of NASA and former U.S. senator from Florida. Bill Nelson may also refer to: Arts and entertainment