Experts decried potential rescissions of funding for science agencies as well as cuts to government researchers and grants.

And heading into an interview earlier this month with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, I knew it. "Before I ask any questions, I just want to say something," I said at the outset of our discussion.

Former Florida Senator Bill Nelson, who once flew on the space shuttle, has been confirmed by the US Senate to be the next head of NASA. President Joe Biden's pick to be NASA administrator, former ...

WASHINGTON – Former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who once rode a space shuttle and was a leading proponent of the U.S. space program while in Congress, will be nominated as NASA's next administrator.

In wide-ranging interview, Bill Nelson lays out his vision for NASA. The new NASA administrator’s plans include landing astronauts on the moon by 2024 and lobbying Congress for the money to make ...

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 ...

As a politician, space was Bill Nelson’s thing. He started out as a state lawmaker near Florida’s Space Coast, ascended to Congress in 1978, then became the House’s first sitting member to ...

Former senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) is expected to be named NASA administrator. Nelson flew in the space shuttle as a member of Congress in 1986.

Bill Nelson’s Flawed Vision for NASA. Former Sen. Bill Nelson, nominee to be administrator of NASA, testifies during a Senate committee hearing in Washington, D.C., April 21, 2021.

The Biden administration is expected to nominate former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson to be the next administrator of NASA. The Florida Democrat, 78, has long been an advocate for space — a rarity in ...