Bill Nelson retires as NASA administrator; Janet Petro steps in as acting chief, awaiting Jared Isaacman’s confirmation.

ON WESH. HE HAS LED NASA INTO A NEW ERA OF EXPLORATION, REVIVING AMERICA’S DREAM TO THE RETURN TO THE MOON AND GO BEYOND. BUT TIME AT THE TOP FOR BILL NELSON IS RUNNING OUT. THE ONE TIME ...

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 has left the building, and while President Trump’s nominee awaits a confirmation hearing, the head of Kennedy Space Center will keep things afloat. Nelson ...

If confirmed, Isaacman will replace Bill Nelson, 82, a former Democratic senator from Florida who has served as President Biden's NASA administrator ... where he lives with his wife and their ...

Clarence William -Bill- Nelson II is the fourteenth head of NASA. Born in Miami, Florida, he became the Agency's incumbent on May 3, 2021. In 1986, Nelson flew on the STS-61C space shuttle mission.

Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy left the agency on Monday (Jan. 20), the day that Donald Trump began his second term as president. Trump has appointed Janet Petro, who most recently ...