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Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019.
Mar 7, 2024 · Senator Bill Nelson was sworn in as the 14th NASA administrator on May 3, 2021. He is tasked with carrying out President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ vision for NASA to demonstrate American leadership in air, space, and on Earth for the benefit of all humanity.
Aug 24, 2024 · NASA Headquarters NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and leadership participate in a live news conference on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston where they provided an update about NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test.
Mar 20, 2021 · Bill Nelson, a US senator and one-time astronaut, has been nominated to be the next head of Nasa. The 78-year-old is seen as a moderate Democrat, and his nomination by President Joe Biden on...
Jun 12, 2024 · Sen. Bill Nelson was sworn in as the 14th NASA Administrator on May 3, 2021, tasked with carrying out the Biden-Harris administration’s vision for the agency. Nelson served in the U.S. Senate for 18 years from Florida and as a payload specialist on space shuttle mission 61-C in 1986.
1 day ago · In recent comments, NASA officials have been relatively tight-lipped when asked how the heat shield issue will be resolved: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, in an interview with Ars, in early ...
1 day ago · Bill Nelson, the NASA administrator, said at a news conference last month that the new chief executive of Boeing, Kelly Ortberg, had assured him that Boeing would continue working on Starliner.
Aug 25, 2024 · Bill Nelson, American Democratic politician who represented Florida in the U.S. Senate from 2001 to 2019. He had previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–91). Nelson was the second sitting member of Congress to travel into space (1986). In 2021 he became administrator of NASA.
May 3, 2021 · Former U.S. senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) was officially and unanimously confirmed by the Senate to be the agency's new administrator Thursday (April 29). President Joe Biden nominated Nelson...
May 3, 2021 · Nelson is inheriting the NASA administrator role as the agency pushes forward in exploring Mars with the Perseverance rover and works to return humans to the moon's surface with...