""This is not the time for delay but a time for action because if we fall behind - if we make a mistake - we may never catch up, and the consequences could shift the balance of power here on Earth," Isaacman told the committee."
""NASA cannot take its eyes off the ball," he said, referring to China's looming moon plans. "The United States must remain the unquestioned leader in space exploration.""
"Returning astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years will be "a challenging endeavor to say the least," Isaacman told the committee led by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas."
Jared Isaacman appeared before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee after being renominated by President Trump following an earlier withdrawal. He urged swift confirmation to provide full-time leadership at NASA as the agency prepares crewed lunar missions. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is serving as acting administrator. NASA is targeting an early next-year lunar flyaround of four astronauts without a landing, aiming to land on a later mission and to outpace China by decade’s end. Isaacman described returning astronauts to the moon and exploring Mars as priorities and warned that falling behind could shift the balance of power on Earth.
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