BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Senate leaders have confirmed former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson as the next NASA administrator. The decision was unanimous. Nelson is a former astronaut himself.

SEN. BILL NELSON (D), FLORIDA: You can do both. And, often, the two overlap. Just think of everything that's come out of the space program that has helped our daily lives.

Editors' note: This chronology and introduction were written by Sen. Ben Nelson [D-Neb.] and his staff, and circulated to the media in late February 2010 by his communications director as part of ...

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Senator Bill Nelson(D-FL) gave a powerful and compelling speech on the Senate floor about the tragic shooting at a Florida school.His passion could be felt in the room as he spoke on how the 19 ...

WASHINGTON – Former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who once rode a space shuttle and was a leading proponent of the U.S. space program while in Congress, will be nominated as NASA's next administrator.

California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla insisted Saturday that he didn’t pre-plan his heckling of Homeland Security Secretary ...

Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson, who has faced a heap of criticism for appearing to trade his vote on health care for millions in federal Medicaid money, said he's considering asking that the Nebraska ...

The Senate should confirm Bill Nelson without delay." Nelson, 78, served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991, mounted an unsuccessful run for governor of Florida and then won ...

Then-Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., with Sen. Chuck Schumer at the U.S. Capitol in 2018. Nelson has been chosen to lead NASA. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption ...

Nelson, a former member of the state board of education and a state senator since 1993, will become the state’s top election official and head of an agency that oversees business filings.