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

Irene Klotz April 01, 2021
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...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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