"Back in 2024, before he was even sworn in, president Donald Trump announced that billionaire tech founder and SpaceX space tourist Jared Isaacman would take the helm of the space agency - only to change his mind after months of bureaucratic chaos, poorly implemented budget cuts, and a major falling out with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. A year later, though, Trump came around again on Isaacman,"
"As NASA press secretary Bethany Stevens noted on Musk's social media platform X-formerly-Twitter, Isaacman has offered to fly members of NASA's workforce on his "privately-owned F-5 aircraft." "All costs associated with these flights are covered by the Administrator, with zero burden to the taxpayer," Stevens promised. "If you are an accomplished NASA employee doing exceptional work, there will be opportunities ahead to take to the skies with the NASA administration.""
President Donald Trump initially announced Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator in 2024, then reversed course amid bureaucratic chaos, poorly implemented budget cuts, and a falling out with Elon Musk. Isaacman was confirmed by the Senate 67-30 on December 17. Isaacman is a billionaire tech founder and SpaceX space tourist who owns a point-of-sale payments company and lacks traditional NASA credentials. Agency morale is low as staff watched operations thrown into disarray while Congress opposes the administration's proposed 2026 budget that could severely harm NASA. Isaacman has offered to fly accomplished NASA employees on his privately-owned F-5 aircraft at his expense.
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