Nicky Fox

NASA associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate

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Office: NASA's Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate

Born: 1969, Hitchin

Education: University of Surrey

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Japan launches mission to bring back the first samples from Mars's moon

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Overseeing NASA's MMX contributions

Japan's Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft is healthy two days after launch, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said on October 21, with the critical first sequence of operations complete. The probe lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center at 4:41 a.m. local time on October 20 aboard an H3 rocket.

Updated Oct 26