NASA Administrator Bill Nelson testifies before the Senate Appropriations’ Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommittee during a fiscal year 2025 budget hearing, Thursday, May 23, 2024, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington.A U.S. Senate committee heard from the head of NASA what the nature of a developmental mission means: sometimes, you need to wait.
NASA inspector general finds Orion heat shield issues 'pose significant risks' to Artemis 2 crew safety Nelson was speaking before a Senate appropriations committee that has oversight of NASA, as part of the 2025 budget negotiations which will be ongoing for months. But Nelson's testimony came weeks after NASA's Office of the Inspector General has yet to complete a full uncrewed orbital test mission including a safe re-entry, for example, although SpaceX may try again as early as next month. , Ph.D.