President-elect Donald Trump has picked private astronaut and billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman as the administrator of NASA.
Trump confirmed the nomination on Wednesday in a post on X.
Trump Chooses First Private Astronaut Jared Isaacman as NASA Head
Billionaire tech entrepreneur says Americans will walk on the moon and Mars.
Key Takeaways:
- President-elect Donald Trump has nominated private astronaut and billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to serve as the administrator of NASA.
- Isaacman, 41, is notably the first nonprofessional astronaut to perform a private spacewalk and founded successful tech companies like Shift4 and Draken International.
- Trump praised Isaacman's leadership and vision for driving NASA's mission of discovery and exploration.
- Isaacman accepted the nomination, expressing his commitment to leading NASA into a "second space age" with the goal of sending Americans to the Moon and Mars.
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