RELATED coverage: NASA to retire moon rocket after Artemis III mission Crewed lunar exploration would get billions of dollars, and a plan will be enacted to focus on Mars programs.

Under Nelson, NASA saw historical missions such as: the launch of moon rocket Artemis I, the development of the famed James Webb Space Telescope and the asteroid-smashing DART mission.

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