Today on Texas Standard: NASA’s new head scientist on the future of space exploration

Dr. Nicola Fox has been named NASA’s new head of science – a dream gig that comes with a $7.8 billion budget and responsibility for more than 100 missions. Fox is only the second woman to be named top scientist in NASA’s history, and the first Briton.

  Dr. Nicola Fox has been named NASA’s new head of science – a dream gig that comes with a $7.8 billion budget and responsibility for more than 100 missions. Fox is only the second woman to be named top scientist in NASA’s history, and the first Briton.