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2 days ago · 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.
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...
Mar 19, 2021 · President Biden on Friday nominated Bill Nelson, a former senator from Florida, to head NASA. A statement from the White House announcing the nomination said of Mr. Nelson, “In the Senate he...
Dec 24, 2021 · ‘We’re all citizens of planet Earth’: former astronaut Bill Nelson on his mission at Nasa. Nasa’s new administrator discusses the space race with China, UFOs, billionaire ‘astronauts’ and...
Apr 29, 2021 · Jeff Foust April 29, 2021. Click to share on Clipboard (Opens in new window) The full Senate confirmed Bill Nelson unanimously to be NASA administrator, just eight days after his confirmation...
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...
Apr 29, 2021 · The following are statements from Sen. Bill Nelson and acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on Thursday’s U.S. Senate confirmation of Nelson as the 14th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration: “I am honored by the President’s nomination and the Senate vote,” Nelson said. “I will try to merit that trust.
