US EditionSenate Confirms Jared Isaacman as Youngest NASA Chief
Jared Isaacman will lead NASA’s Artemis program emphasizing commercial partnerships and organizational reform amid budget challenges, confirmed by a 67-30 Senate vote.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate cleared Jared Isaacman's nomination with a 67-30 vote, confirming him as President Donald Trump's NASA administrator.
- After an initial withdrawal in May, President Donald Trump renominated Jared Isaacman in November following his original December 2024 nomination, while Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy served as interim NASA chief since July.
- Earlier this month, Jared Isaacman urged urgent action to avoid falling behind and pledged to explore funding for Roman, highlighting the planned 2027 Roman Space Telescope launch.
- Isaacman pledged to prioritize the return to the Moon before China's space program, securing bipartisan backing from Sen. Maria Cantwell and praise from Sen. Ted Cruz.
- Amid agency budget and technical pressures, Jared Isaacman faces NASA's budget and technical challenges as the first NASA administrator in decades from outside government, risking friction with Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX.
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New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Pledges Accelerated Lunar Ambitions Aligned with Trump Vision
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews)— Jared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut, was sworn in Thursday as NASA’s 15th administrator, hours after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House. Isaacman, who was confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday in a 67-30 vote, emerged from the Oval Office expressing full alignment with Trump’s space priorities. […]
Jared Isaacman will donate his NASA Administrator salary to Space Camp
In what was very much a not-normal confirmation process, today marks day one of Jared Isaacman‘s tenure as NASA Administrator. The billionaire and commercial astronaut will now be able to take over the reins and begin managing the largest space agency in the world. more…
The billionaire and astronaut Jared Isaacman becomes the new head of the US space agency Nasa. The Senate confirmed his appointment with 67 to 30 votes. President Trump had already appointed Isaacman as a candidate for the post this year, but then withdrew him again and nominated him again.
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