Bill Nelson took office as the 14th NASA administrator on May 3, after he was given the oath of office by Vice President Kamala Harris during a ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington.
Nelson will lead the nationâs space program as it carries out critical missions, including landing the first woman and first person of color on the Moon with the Artemis program, expanding climate change research, fostering innovation, and enhancing the U.S. economy and the science, technology, engineering and mathematics workforce.
âItâs an honor to be sworn in by Vice President Harris to serve as NASA administrator, and I look forward to a continued, strong relationship with her as chair of the National Space Council,â Nelson said. âI want to thank Steve Jurczyk for his leadership as acting administrator over the past few months, helping to carry out the Biden-Harris administrationâs priorities and ensure the success of NASAâs goals and missions. Youâve seen the incredible accomplishments at NASA over the past 100 or so days â the proof is in the pudding.â