Nelson To Make Call On Mars Sample Return Plan Before Leaving Office

Credit: Kim Shiflett/NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL—Outgoing NASA Administrator Bill Nelson plans to announce in early January a revised plan for returning to Earth a cache of samples collected by the Mars Perseverance rover. Nelson, who was appointed by President Joe Biden to head NASA in 2021, will be leaving the agency on Jan. 20...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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