What does the NASA administrator do? The agency’s leader reaches for the stars while navigating budgets and politics back on Earth
NASA administrators are also accountable to elected officials. Administrators are appointed by the president but must be confirmed by the Senate. Congress has a great deal to say about the budget that ...
NASA head Bill Nelson offers advice for successor in farewell interview
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gave a farewell interview from Kennedy Space Center offering up some advice for his likely ...
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Outgoing NASA leader Bill Nelson weighs in on Elon Musk and SpaceX, defends plans for moon rocket
Outgoing NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Wednesday he is optimistic SpaceX founder Elon Musk's relationship with President-Elect Donald Trump will help ensure NASA receives the funding needed ...
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NASA Is One Step Closer to Bringing Mars Samples to Earth
The agency is starting down two different paths toward the samples' return, but only one will bring the red rocks home.
NASA has two options for soil samples from Mars, decision to be made in 2026
The soil samples collected by the Mars rover Perseverance are to be scientifically examined on Earth. The costly return ...
Remembering Jimmy Carter: ‘Pinnacle of public servant’, NASA Administrator says
The Carter Center announced that he died at his home in Plains, Ga. on Sunday, Dec. 29. He was 100. Most recently, NASA ...
How each member of the House voted on the Laken Riley Act
The House on Tuesday approved a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes.