Jared Isaacman, who made the first private spacewalk in September, is one of the latest picks for US-president-elect.
Jared Isaacman, Made Tech Billionaire First private spacewalk Along with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, NASA has been nominated by United States President-elect Donald Trump to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Isaacman’s nomination was announced Wednesday as several other appointees were named, including Trump’s former White House adviser Peter Navarro. He was sentenced to prison for obstructing a congressional investigation this year as his senior adviser on trade and manufacturing.
Isaacman, 41, a self-described “space geek” who made his money as the founder of a payment processing company, is also an accomplished fighter pilot who owns a Florida company that trains Air Force pilots.
He traveled to space in September with the mission of testing SpaceX’s new, customized spacewalking suits.
If confirmed by the US Senate, Isaacman will replace former Democratic senator and astronaut Bill Nelson, 82, and continue to work closely with Musk as NASA plans to use SpaceX’s Starship rocket to return astronauts to the moon for the first time. More than 50 years. The reusable rocket, the largest rocket ever built, is currently undergoing a test flight.
The space agency also uses SpaceX to deliver supplies and astronauts to the International Space Station. At the same time, NASA is expanding its horizons beyond the Moon with unmanned spacecraft Journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa and exploring The surface of Mars For signs of living things.
Although NASA is not a cabinet-level agency like the Department of Defense, its head is nominated by the president and must be confirmed by the Senate. Although best known as the US government agency responsible for space exploration, NASA conducts Earth studies through satellite technology as well as aeronautics research and testing new aircraft.
Isaacman said he was honored to be nominated and “grateful to serve.” “Fortunate enough to see our wonderful planet from space, I am passionate about America leading the most incredible adventure in human history,” he said via X.
Musk congratulated Isaacman at X, describing him as a man of “high caliber and integrity.”
Trump is now largely done filling in Top jobs in his administration. The nominees will go before the Senate for hearings beginning in January.
Other appointments Trump made Wednesday were military veteran Daniel Driscoll, a senior adviser to Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, as secretary of the Army, and Adam Boehler, a senior adviser. Abrahamic covenants Team as Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.
