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March 20, 2021

President Announces Intent to Nominate Bill Nelson for NASA Lead

Not Very Popular Among Some in The Astronaut Corps, Nelson Nom Is Seen (By Many) As Troublesome

President Biden has announced his intent to nominate Bill Nelson to serve as National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator -- the decision is not expected to be popular among much of the elder Astronaut corps who dealt with him during his politically motivated space flight -- which was often considered to be an ill-conceived PR stunt. Senator Bill Nelson, former U. S. Senator, is a fifth generation Floridian whose family came to Florida in 1829. He has served in public office over four decades, first in the state legislature and U. S. Congress, then as State Treasurer. He was elected three times to the United States Senate, represen

NASA Previously Conducted A Hot Fire Test Of The SLS Core Stage Jan. 16

The largest rocket element NASA has ever built, the core stage of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, fired its four RS-25 engines for 8 minutes and 19 seconds Thursday at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The successful test, known as a hot fire, is a critical milestone ahead of the agency's Artemis I mission, which will send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a test flight around the Moon and back to Earth, paving the way for future Artemis missions with astronauts.