Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy left the agency on Monday (Jan. 20), the day that Donald Trump began his ...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has left the building, and while President Donald Trump’s nominee awaits a confirmation ...

"America is leading humanity back to the Moon, onward to Mars, and into a golden age of space exploration," Nelson wrote, ...

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

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — With less than a month left to go before stepping down as head of NASA, Bill Nelson warns his stance on conflicts of interest might not be the same as his likely ...

Administrator Bill Nelson presented a revised scenario Tuesday, less than two weeks before stepping down as NASA’s chief when President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated. Nelson said he ...

On this date in 1986, then-U.S. Rep. Bill Nelson (now outgoing NASA administrator) and six additional astronauts launched aboard Space Shuttle Columbia on STS 61C. Shuttle flights had become fairly ...

US-India Initiative on Critical Technology Bill Nelson's visit aligns with the US and India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology, initiated by President Joe Biden, reflecting a ...

Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact. Our core principles are independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing. The reason we publish is to give citizens ...

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 ...

A bill authored by Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) to help make medical supplies more affordable for Minnesotans was heard ...