Bill Nelson

Clarence William Nelson II is an American politician, attorney, and former astronaut who served from 2001 to 2019 as a United States senator from Florida and from 2021 to 2025 as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). A member of the Democratic Party, Nelson served from 1979 to 1991 as a U.S. representative from Florida's Space Coast, and from 1972 to 1978 as a member of the Florida House of Representatives. In January 1986, he became the second sitting member of Congress to fly in space, after Senator Jake Garn, when he served as a payload specialist on mission STS-61-C aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Before entering politics, he served in the United States Army Reserve during the Vietnam War.

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Clarence William Nelson II
politician, lawyer, astronaut, 

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  STS-61-C ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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Ms. Simonetta Di Pippo, Director, United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson pose for a photograph prior to a meeting during the Space Symposium, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.

Former Senator Bill Nelson, is ceremonially sworn-in as the 14th NASA Administrator by Vice President Kamala Harris.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, and his son Bill Nelson Jr., left, watch the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Swearing-In Ceremony (NHQ202105030002)

Portrait of Bill Nelson, Florida Treasurer

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Swearing-In Ceremony (NHQ202105030005)

NASA Deputy Chief of Staff Bale Dalton, left, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson watch the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 1.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson watches the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 1.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson alongside Argentine President Alberto Fernández during the signature of Argentina to the Artemis Accords. They are joined by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship Santiago Cafiero.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Swearing-In Ceremony.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	orbit		STS-61-C	Bill Nelson, Charles Bolden, Franklin Chang-Díaz, George Nelson, Robert J. Cenker, Robert L. Gibson, Steven Hawley, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
commons	image		Ms. Simonetta Di Pippo, Director, United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson pose for a photograph prior to a meeting during the Space Symposium, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.		Commons
commons	image		Former Senator Bill Nelson, is ceremonially sworn-in as the 14th NASA Administrator by Vice President Kamala Harris.		Commons
commons	image		NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, and his son Bill Nelson Jr., left, watch the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission.		Commons
commons	image		NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Swearing-In Ceremony (NHQ202105030002)		Commons
commons	image		Portrait of Bill Nelson, Florida Treasurer		Commons
commons	image		NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Swearing-In Ceremony (NHQ202105030005)		Commons
commons	image		NASA Deputy Chief of Staff Bale Dalton, left, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson watch the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 1.		Commons
commons	image		NASA Administrator Bill Nelson watches the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 1.		Commons
commons	image		NASA Administrator Bill Nelson alongside Argentine President Alberto Fernández during the signature of Argentina to the Artemis Accords. They are joined by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship Santiago Cafiero.		Commons
commons	image		NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Swearing-In Ceremony.		Commons