WASHINGTON – Former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who once rode a space shuttle and was a leading proponent of the U.S. space program while in Congress, will be nominated as NASA's next administrator.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Senate leaders have confirmed former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson as the next NASA administrator. The decision was unanimous. Nelson is a former astronaut himself.

Former Sen. Bill Nelson, nominee to be administrator of NASA, testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 on ...

Then-Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., with Sen. Chuck Schumer at the U.S. Capitol in 2018. Nelson has been chosen to lead NASA. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption ...

Bill Nelson, a former senator from Florida, is President Joe Biden’s pick to helm NASA as it races to return humans to the Moon under its Artemis program.

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) campaigns with former NASA Chief Charlie Bolden at the Orlando Science Center on October 31, 2018 in Orlando, Florida.

Says Bill Nelson voted for "cuts to Medicare providers" and voted to weaken "Social Security protections" as a U.S. senator. By Allison Graves • June 15, 2018 Andrew Gillum ...

Former Sen. Bill Nelson will go before the U.S. Senate later this month during a confirmation hearing where he is expected to be confirmed as NASA’s next administrator.

The Senate has confirmed Bill Nelson, a former Florida senator who once flew on the space shuttle, to be the next NASA administrator. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.

On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee voted unanimously by voice vote to favorably pass Nelson's nomination to the full Senate for a vote. "I think you all know ...

The Senate has confirmed Bill Nelson, a former Florida senator who once flew on the space shuttle, to be the next NASA administrator. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.