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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Well, then: US President Donald Trump wants to make the private astronaut and confidant of Elon Musk, Jared Isaacman, the head of the US space agency NASA. At the end of May this sounded even different.
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he has decided to nominate Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator, months after withdrawing the nomination of the technology billionaire due to concerns about his political inclinations. At the end of May, Trump announced that he had decided to withdraw Isaacman after a “exhaustive review” of his “previous relations.” Weeks after the withdrawal, Trump went further by expressing his concerns…
Donald Trump again nominates tech space traveler Jared Isaacman for NASA administrator
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has decided to nominate Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator, months after withdrawing the tech billionaire’s nomination because of concerns about his political leanings. Trump announced in late May that he had decided to withdraw Isaacman after a “thorough review” of his “prior associations.” Weeks after the withdrawal, Trump went further in expressing his concerns about Isaacman’s Republ…
Trump re-nominates billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
Isaacman has flown into orbit twice on all-private astronaut missions. | Image: Getty President Donald Trump has once again picked tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to be the next NASA Administrator, five months after pulling the initial nomination he made last year. Isaacman, an Elon Musk ally and commercial astronaut who has travelled into orbit twice as a civilian aboard SpaceX rockets, was reportedly withdrawn from consideration over previous…
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has repositioned Jared Isaacman at the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) even though he was ceased five months ago in the midst of tensions with which he was one of his main advisors, tycoon Elon Musk.Although he decided to remove him from office claiming “previous associations,” Trump has now decided to re-appoint him NASA administrator because of his “space passio…
Trump renominates billionaire Musk ally Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
The private astronaut, who has twice been to space in commercially funded missions with SpaceX, was nominated by the US president in the spring, but the rug was pulled at the last minute over his previous donations to Democrats.
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