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Bill Nelson steps down as NASA chief as Trump begins 2nd term
Bill Nelson has stepped down as NASA administrator, ending a half-century of public service. Janet Petro is now the agency's ...
NASA boss Bill Nelson writes letter to next leader, reflects on legacy and future of space exploration
"America is leading humanity back to the Moon, onward to Mars, and into a golden age of space exploration," Nelson wrote, ...
Nelson pens letter to next NASA head as KSC’s Petro becomes interim leader
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has left the building, and while President Trump’s nominee awaits a confirmation hearing, the ...
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NASA administrator steps down, urges continuity under new leadership
In a letter to his replacement, outgoing NASA leader Bill Nelson emphasizes the agency’s activities ‘transcend the length of ...
Assessing Claims About NASA’s Two ‘Stranded’ Astronauts
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk announced this week that SpaceX, the space exploration company founded by Musk, will be ...
NASA collected Mars rocks to haul to Earth. It still hasn’t decided how.
The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ancient life on Mars.
Bill Nelson Retires as NASA Chief; Janet Petro Named Acting Administrator
Bill Nelson retires as NASA administrator; Janet Petro steps in as acting chief, awaiting Jared Isaacman’s confirmation.
Elon Musk Suggests SpaceX Will Accelerate Return of NASA Astronauts
The founder of SpaceX said President Trump had asked his company to return two astronauts aboard the space station to Earth ...
Outgoing NASA administrator urges incoming leaders to stick with Artemis plan
After a long career as a politician from Florida, former astronaut Bill Nelson has served as NASA's administrator for the last three and a half years. He intends to resign from this position in about ...
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NASA won't decide on overhaul for Mars Sample Return mission until mid-2026
NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...
NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson left a final decision on a new mission architecture to the next NASA administrator working under the incoming Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump ...