NASA's Space Launch System rocket is seen atop pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center before its maiden flight in 2022. Its second flight, carrying a crew of four, is scheduled for launch in April 2026.

Nelson, a former senator from Florida, is NASA's 14th administrator. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Bill Nelson has stepped down as NASA administrator, ending a half-century of public service. Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy left the agency on Monday (Jan. 20), the day that ...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, who has led the agency into a new era of space exploration, is preparing to step down after four years at the helm. As his tenure comes to an end in January, Nelson ...

N ASA has had a difficult early summer, between a proposed budget that would eviscerate the space agency’s science programs ...

Bill Nelson's letter serves as both a farewell and a call to action, reminding all involved in NASA's mission of the vital role they play in shaping humanity's future in space.

NASA's Apollo 16 astronauts launched to the moon on April 16, 1972. Two days later on the Space Coast, an aspiring 29-year-old Melbourne attorney named Bill Nelson announced he would run for a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There's a new NASA chief in town. Today (May 3), former U.S. senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla ...

NASA's new administrator, Bill Nelson, is a familiar face in the space community, but the agency he has led for nearly two months now has changed a great deal in recent years.

Bill Nelson is now the Biden-era NASA administrator. Here's what we know about his past career in space, in the Senate, and his thoughts moving forward.

NASA's Apollo 16 astronauts launched to the moon on April 16, 1972. Two days later on the Space Coast, an aspiring 29-year-old Melbourne attorney named Bill Nelson announced he would run for a ...

NASA NASA administrator says 'at least a trillion' other planets like Earth could exist in universe Bill Nelson describes missions to the moon and Mars, and the search for extraterrestrial life ...