NASA Chief: US Entering Space Travel ‘Golden Era’

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson (L) speaks during a media briefing ahead of the SpaceX's Crew-4 launch in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on April 26, 2022. (NASA/Screenshot via The Epoch Times)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says the United States is entering a “golden era,” of space exploration.

Nelson held a media briefing ahead of the Crew-4 launch.

SpaceX Crew-4 is Crew Dragon’s fourth NASA commercial crew operational flight. The mission will transport four members of the crew to the International Space Station.

The Crew-4 flight will carry NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.