Biden Taps NASA Booster Bill Nelson To Head The U.S. Space Agency

Sen. Bill Nelson
A tireless advocate for NASA, Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), pictured here in May 2004, served three terms in the U.S. Senate.
Credit: Michael R. Brown
Bill Nelson has certainly shown that he can change his tune. In 2017, then-Sen. Nelson, chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, tried to nix the nomination of former U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) to serve as NASA administrator, arguing that a politician should not be in charge of the U.S...

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