Senate Advances NASA Chief Nominee Isaacman
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee votes 18-10 to approve the Shift4 Payments founder and private astronaut.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee votes 18-10 to approve the Shift4 Payments founder and private astronaut.
White House says the private astronaut was removed from consideration due to past donations to Democratic causes.
Members say the Shift4 CEO has committed to keeping NASA’s lunar ambitions on track despite expressing aims to land humans on Mars.
Billionaire SpaceX ally is a space industry outsider but is broadly viewed as a solid choice to lead the space agency.
In a letter to his replacement, outgoing NASA leader Bill Nelson emphasizes the agency’s activities ‘transcend the length of a single administration.’