"Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman's confirmation as the new head of NASA closes a turbulent chapter that began over a year ago. The Senate voted 67-30 on Wednesday to confirm Isaacman along bipartisan lines. All 30 senators who voted against him were Democrats. The 42-year-old e-commerce mogul has flown to space twice on private missions both in partnership with Elon Musk's SpaceX and in 2024 became the first civilian to walk in space."
""Jared's passion for Space, astronaut experience, unlocking the mysteries of the universe, and advancing the new Space economy, make him ideally suited to lead NASA into a bold new Era," Trump wrote on Truth Social at the time. Isaacman made it as far as a three-hour Senate subcommittee hearing in April, where he downplayed his connections to Musk but declined to answer when asked whether Musk was in the room when Trump offered him the role."
Jared Isaacman was confirmed as NASA administrator by a 67-30 Senate vote, with all 30 opposing votes from Democrats. The 42-year-old e-commerce mogul flew to space twice on private missions with SpaceX and in 2024 became the first civilian to walk in space. Isaacman has no federal government experience. President Trump nominated Isaacman in December 2024 and formalized the nomination after taking office in January, praising his space passion and astronaut experience. Isaacman testified to a Senate subcommittee in April, downplayed ties to Elon Musk, and expressed support for both lunar and Mars missions. Trump later withdrew the nomination after a "thorough review" of Isaacman's "prior associations" and after Musk left the administration, with Trump blaming Isaacman's donations to Democratic causes.
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