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NASA administrator to offer free private jet joyrides to 'exceptional' employees: 'Keep an eye out at rocket launches'

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NASA's new chief, Jared Isaacman, hasn't led the agency for a month yet, but he's already introduced a controversial new employee incentive, according to Bloomberg. Isaacman was confirmed Dec. 17, but his installation was not without significant controversy, the BBC reported. A billionaire and close ally of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Isaacman was first floated as a candidate to head NASA in late 2024, before the Trump administration took office.  In M…

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NASA workers will be able to fly in the private jet of their boss Jared Isaacman for free as a new reward from the space agency. The billionaire has put his F-5 jet at the service of his most exceptional employees, as announced in a social network tweet X by press secretary Bethany Stevens."If you are an experienced NASA employee who does exceptional work, you will have opportunities to roam the skies," he says in the message that Bloomberg has …

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thecooldown.com broke the news in on Sunday, January 11, 2026.
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