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 ...
NASA exploring 2 options to lower costs, speed up Mars Sample Return mission
NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.
On this date: Then-U.S. Rep. Bill Nelson launches on shuttle Columbia
On Jan. 12, 1986, shuttle Columbia lifted off on the final successful shuttle mission before the Challenger disaster.
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Our warming Earth: 2024 was hottest year on record, NASA says
"Once again, the temperature record has been shattered — 2024 was the hottest year since record keeping began in 1880." ...
On this date: U.S. Rep. Nelson launches onboard space shuttle Columbia
On this date in 1986, Congressman Bill Nelson launches onboard Columbia on the final successful shuttle flight before the ...
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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 ...
NASA's Mars Rover Mission to Bring Samples Home Is at Risk
An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.
NASA punts Mars Sample Return decision to the next administration
In April, after an independent review found “near zero probability” of Mars Sample Return making its proposed 2028 launch ...
NASA scrapped its $11 billion scheme to grab Mars rocks that may point to alien life. Now it has a faster, cheaper plan.
NASA's mission to return samples from Mars and potentially discover the first signs of alien life has a new timeline. The ...
Gov. DeSantis proposes moving NASA headquarters to Florida's Space Coast
CAPE CANAVERAL - A proposal by Gov. Ron DeSantis to relocate NASA's headquarters from Washington D.C. to the Kennedy Space ...
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 ...