US EditionTrump renominates Musk ally Jared Isaacman to run NASA months after withdrawal
- On Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump announced on Truth Social he was renominating Jared Isaacman to lead NASA after withdrawing his nomination earlier.
- Last May, Isaacman had been on the cusp of becoming NASA's administrator after Senate confirmation hearings in the spring, but Trump withdrew the nomination amid a falling out with Elon Musk and concerns over donations.
- A two-time space traveler, Jared Isaacman is a billionaire who led the Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn missions and founded Shift4 and Draken International.
- Isaacman posted on X to thank the president and Sean Duffy, saying it would be an honor to serve under their leadership after Janet Petro handed NASA oversight to Duffy.
- Trump framed the renomination as part of a push to return to the Moon, saying the future many have awaited 'will soon become reality' and NASA will 'forever make history.
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Jared Isaacman is a billionaire and founder of the payment service provider Shift4 Payments. In 2021 he commanded the first purely civilian space crew on board a SpaceX capsule.
Trump Re-Nominates Jared Isaacman for NASA Administrator - The Thinking Conservative News
Trailblazing civilian astronaut Jared Isaacman is once again President Donald Trump’s choice for NASA’s administrator. The post Trump Re-Nominates Jared Isaacman for NASA Administrator appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
JUST IN: President Trump Re-Nominates Jared Isaacman to Lead NASA * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Kaley
In a major reversal, President Trump has re-nominated Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman is a billionaire astronaut with close ties to Elon Musk. Earlier this year, President Trump yanked his original nomination of Jared Isaacman. Since then, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has been filling in for the role. However, in a post on Truth Social, President Trump just announced the he is, once again, nominating Isaacman for the position: S…
Trump again nominates Musk ally Isaacman to be Nasa chief
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to head Nasa, again tapping the close associate of Elon Musk to lead the US space agency. The nomination, announced by Trump on Truth Social, came six months after the president withdrew his initial nomination of Isaacman to lead Nasa amid a bitter row with Musk. If confirmed by the Senate, Isaacman would replace Transportation Secretary …
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