Florida’s former Sen. Bill Nelson is set to become NASA’s next administrator if confirmed by the Senate, according to multiple reports saying President Joe Biden plans to tap the Brevard County native to lead the space agency.
Multiple news outlets, including The Washington Post and The Verge, are reporting that the Biden administration plans to announce Nelson, 78, as the nominee this week.
If confirmed, Nelson will lead the U.S. space agency during a critical time NASA plans to return humans to the moon in the next three years.
Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine stepped down in January, the day Biden was sworn into office. Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard also left NASA on the final day of the Trump administration. [TRENDING: DeSan