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 ...

In a letter addressed to the next NASA administrator—who, if Trump’s nomination is confirmed, will be Shift4 CEO and SpaceX ally Jared Isaacman—Nelson highlighted the space agency’s work during his ...

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

On Jan. 12, 1986, shuttle Columbia lifted off on the final successful shuttle mission before the Challenger disaster.

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

NASA’s 1st woman acting administrator, Janet Petro, is leading the charge in space exploration. Learn how her career ...

NASA's mission to return samples from Mars and potentially discover the first signs of alien life has a new timeline. The samples may arrive sooner.

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 “pulled the ...

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

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