Trump nominates Jared Isaacman, private astronaut and Shift4 CEO, for NASA chief
Publishing timestamp: 2024-12-04 16:44:42
Summary
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Jared Isaacman, CEO of Shift4 and private astronaut, to be the next head of NASA. Isaacman has led private spaceflights through SpaceX and is passionate about space exploration. He plans to leave Shift4 once confirmed as NASA administrator. Isaacman has criticized NASA's Artemis program and has a close relationship with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/04/trump-nominates-jared-isaacman-for-nasa-administrator.html