BILL NELSON

What took the Fed so long to address high inflation? Today on the show, we're exploring six reasons behind the Fed's hesitancy to hike interest rates, according to Bill Nelson, who spent two decades working for the Federal Reserve. For more background, check out our episode last week, Jerome Powell's ghosts.

France is the most recent signatory to the Artemis Accords, NASA's international agreement to establish best practices for ongoing cooperation on moon exploration.

The world’s top space agency has decided to lean into the discussion.

NASA will bring a scientific assessment to the search to determine the origins of the objects.

A monument now stands at Arlington National Cemetery in memory of the Apollo 1 crew, the first astronauts to die in their spacecraft, 55 years after the fire took their lives.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson added his voice Wednesday (May 25) to the chorus urging action to prevent mass shootings.

The study makes use of lunar soil samples collected from Apollo 11, 12 and 17.

NASA announces a new testing schedule for the troubled SLS rocket.

Nelson's emphasis on competition likely represents a boon for the growing swath of space companies looking to provide low-cost services to NASA

Elon Musk’s company is flying increasingly on reused boosters and hitting a rapid launch cadence.

Astrobotic just unveiled the flight model of its robotic Peregrine lunar lander, which is slated to launch to the moon late this year.

Vice President Kamala Harris issued the call in a speech at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

About 21 hours later, the rocket carrying the four adventurers on Axiom Mission 1 docked at the International Space Station. The Ax-1 mission is the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. “Ax-1 is the first of several proposed Axiom Space missions to the International Space Station,” the company said on its website on April 9 while mentioning there are now 11 people living and working at the International Space Station. Axiom Space is managing the first fully private crew on an 10-day mission to the International Space Station. Stibbe’s trip into space also marks the first time that Israeli youth will have access to what is happening on the International Space Station in Hebrew.

Almost 50 years ago, in the midst of the Cold War, American astronauts flew to space alongside cosmonauts as part of NASA's first attempt to forge a partnership between the U.S. and Russia in space.

The landing would mark the end of a historic mission for NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, whose 355 days in space set a record for the longest single spaceflight for an American. His return, along with his Russian counterparts, would also serve as a powerful symbol of partnership amid heightened tensions over the war in Ukraine.

The Biden administration's $26 billion funding request for NASA includes a $1.1 billion increase for the Artemis program.

Multiple private spacecraft will be ferrying NASA astronauts to the surface of the moon just a few years from now, if all goes according to plan.

NASA took heat last year for awarding SpaceX a sole source contract for a lunar lander. On Tuesday, the space agency said it will conduct a second competition that will likely benefit Blue Origin.

A Russian rocket blasted off successfully Friday carrying a trio of Russian cosmonauts to the International Space Station

A trio of Russian cosmonauts have arrived at the International Space Station wearing yellow and blue flight suits similar to the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

Russian space corporation Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov blasted off successfully from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft at 8:55 p.m. Friday (11:55 a.m. EDT). The blastoff marked the first space crew launch since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.

The launch is seen as a sign that Russia remains committed to cooperating with the United States in space.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Friday played down recent comments by the head of Russia’s space agency that the United States would have to use broomsticks to fly to space after Russia said it would stop supplying rocket engines to U.S. companies.

In a new collaborative report, NASA and other U.S. government agencies have found that sea levels will rise up to a foot by 2050.

The forecasted increase over the next 30 years could amount to the same rise seen over the last 100 years.

For NASA, a somber 'Day of Remembrance' casts spotlight on astronaut safety to prevent tragedies

The country is already testing a radiation vest on Artemis 1, the first uncrewed mission of the program.

The James Webb Telescope was launched from French Guiana on Christmas.

The James Webb Telescope was launched from French Guiana on Christmas Day.

The $10 billion telescope is nearly ready to begin capturing images that scientists hope will help uncover the mysteries of the universe. And help scope out other possible habitable planets.

The world’s biggest, most powerful space telescope reached its final destination 1 million miles from Earth on Monday, a month after it lifted off on a quest to behold the dawn of the universe. On command, the James Webb Space Telescope fired its rocket thrusters for nearly five minutes to go into orbit around the sun at its designated spot, and NASA confirmed the operation went as planned. The mirrors on the $10 billion observatory still must be meticulously aligned and the infrared detectors sufficiently chilled before science observations can begin in June.

NASA's massive James Webb Space Telescope has notched another milestone with all 18 primary mirror segments and the secondary mirror fully deployed.

Some of the agency's Earth-observing satellites have been in operation since the late 1990s or early 2000s.

The Biden-Harris administration has committed to extending International Space Station operations through 2030 and directed NASA to work with its international partners to continue use of the outpost.

The world's largest and most powerful space telescope has blasted off on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies.

Amid all the excitement, there is no shortage of nerves ahead of the launch of the world's most powerful telescope.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is excited to see the James Webb Space Telescope open up the "secrets of the universe," he told Space.com.

NASA is shooting for next Friday to launch its newest space telescope.

The group of would-be astronauts includes four women and reflects a broad stretch of America, from Alaska to Puerto Rico.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has condemned a Russian anti-satellite test on Monday (Nov. 15) that put the International Space Station at risk of colliding with the resulting debris.

U.S. officials say a Russian weapons test created the space junk now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Typically, the astronauts inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame do not add to their records between the time they are announced and when they are enshrined. This year, though, was not typical.

A major setback has been a 7-month legal battle over which company will build the lunar landing vehicle.

NASA has pushed its next moon landing to 2025. But why is it trying to go at all?

NASA's leaders say an overly aggressive timeline from the Trump administration and a legal fight over a contract are two reasons why it's altering plans for the Artemis lunar program.

NASA touts reorganization, resumption of moon lander work as keys to 2025 moon landing.

NASA has let go of its goal to return humans to the moon's surface by 2024.

NASA won't be putting astronauts back on the moon until at least 2025.

NASA on Tuesday delayed its plans to return astronauts to the surface of the moon, announcing the agency is targeting 2025 for a crewed landing.

Landsat 9's first photos show the Florida Panhandle, Detroit and its surrounding area, Navajo Country in northern Arizona, the high Himalayas and the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Circle Dec. 1 on your calendars, space fans. That day will mark the first meeting of the National Space Council under Vice President Kamala Harris, who plans to get a lot done.

NASA announced Monday (Nov. 1) that it is adding several new leadership positions and merging two offices into a new one.

NASA officials say that the agency's Halloween astronaut launch will not be affected by a massive solar flare that's scheduled to hit Earth this weekend.

The United States Senate's largest committee wants NASA to choose a second company to build its new moon lander.

Australia has agreed to build a 44-pound semi-autonomous lunar rover for NASA to take to the moon as early as 2026.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is confident the agency's human spaceflight future is bright, despite the inherent difficulty of the endeavor and some challenging international issues.

The rover "captured, sealed, and stored the first core sample ever drilled on another planet, in a quest to return samples to Earth," NASA said.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg speak to Rep. Carlos Gimenez, state lawmakers Chip LaMarca and Nicholas Duran and new NASA administrator Bill Nelson.

There is a new boss at the National Aeronautic and Space Administration, better known as NASA.

China has postponed a supply mission to its new space station for unspecified technical reasons, while photos sent back from Mars by its newly arrived rover earned plaudits from NASA.

The Senate has confirmed Bill Nelson, a former Florida senator who once flew on the space shuttle, to be the next NASA administrator.

SpaceX has bumped its next astronaut launch by a day because of dangerously high waves and wind offshore.

A group working to elect candidates with science, technology, engineering and math backgrounds plans to spend $50 million in the 2022 midterm elections.

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2018 file photo, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., attends a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. President Joe Biden has chosen Nelson, a former senator from Florida who flew on the space shuttle to lead NASA. Biden announced his intent Friday, March 19, 2021. Scott Applewhite, File)(Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

President Joe Biden has chosen Nelson, a former senator from Florida who flew on the space shuttle to lead NASA. Scott Applewhite, File)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – President Joe Biden has chosen a former senator from Florida who flew on the space shuttle right before the Challenger accident to lead NASA. Biden on Friday announced his intent to nominate Bill Nelson as the space agency's administrator. “There has been no greater champion, not just for Florida’s space industry, but for the space program as a whole than Bill,” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, said in a statement. Plenty of qualified candidates,” retired space shuttle director and program manager Wayne Hale tweeted earlier this month.

Morrison, of the Broward County Urban League, celebrated on Tuesday when Broward County commissioners unanimously agreed to pass a ban on racially-based hair discrimination. Natural hair movement activists want Florida to follow the example of Broward County. At the state level, a Florida Senate bill died in the judiciary in March. Sen. Cory Booker has been pushing for The CROWN Act or the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act since January. “I take the ownership of loving my curls, but also, empowering and inspiring other black women, black girls who look just like me,” Morrison said.

As election postmortems go, the one that began in Florida Wednesday was especially wrenching for Democrats. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Perhaps only in Florida is a loss by fewer than 4 percentage points considered a public drubbing. Democrats zeroed in on two clear explanations: Biden didn't connect with the state's Latino voters, performing particularly poorly with Cuban voters in South Florida. Some Democrats also give Republicans credit for registering thousands of new voters and narrowing the voter registration advantage Democrats have long had. For Taddeo, the Democratic state senator, it means going back to basics.

State leaders eliminated computer punchcard ballots, implemented statewide recount laws and made it easy to cast and process ballots before Election Day. Though there are other scenarios that make elections officials nervous, the computer punch-card ballots that fueled 2000's chaos are buried in history's landfill. Casting valid ballots and processing them is now easier, even before Election Day, and the Legislature has enacted clearer laws governing recounts. If the statewide margin then is within a half-percentage point — likely about 55,000 votes — a machine recount would occur. These voters are notified and have until two days after the election to prove their identity, but many won’t respond.

"And Im glad to be part of that.Johnson's campaign is part of a major change in strategy for Florida Democrats. Long accustomed to being on the losing side of razor-close races, state Democrats are mounting challenges in Republican strongholds not necessarily to win but to lose by less. For years, Florida Democrats largely have focused on running up the score in heavily Democratic urban precincts in South Florida in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. But Florida Democrats are hoping that enthusiasm rises from the bottom up and compounds quickly. Were fielding candidates to win races, and we think that Trump will win Florida," said Florida Republican Party Chair Joe Gruters, who is running for reelection to his state Senate seat.