Pamela Melroy, a 1979 Bishop Kearney High School graduate who became the third woman to pilot a space shuttle mission and the second to command one, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to help lead NASA.
Two months after taking office, Biden nominated Sen. Bill Nelson to head up the space agency. On Friday, he put forward retired astronaut Melroy for the No. 2 spot.
“It’s a great honor to be nominated by President Biden to support Senator Nelson and help lead NASA. The agency is critical in America’s fight to combat climate change and maintain leadership in space,” Melroy said in a statement.