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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).
Bill Nelson (U.S. Rep. D-FL) Only spaceflight Congressional observer Payload Specialist 2 Robert J. Cenker Only spaceflight Sponsor: RCA: Nelson was a Democratic Representative from Florida acting as a congressional observer. He was the second sitting member of Congress in space. Senator Jake Garn (R-UT) had previously flown on STS-51-D in 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
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 ...
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 ...
Former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, NASA administrator, said Jacksonville “has become the center for space technology."
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]