"Trump's pick is Jared Isaacman, the billionaire founder of payment outfit Shift4 who used some of his fortune to buy a ticket on a SpaceX tourism flight, during which he became the first private citizen to conduct a spacewalk. Isaacman is also a qualified pilot who bought the MiG-29 fighter owed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, and holds the speed record for the fastest in-atmosphere trip around the planet."
""Elon asked that one of his close friends run NASA and, while I thought his friend was very good, I was surprised to learn that he was a blue blooded Democrat, who had never contributed to a Republican before. Elon probably was, also. I also thought it inappropriate that a very close friend of Elon, who was in the Space Business, run NASA, when NASA is such a big part of Elon's corporate life.""
Donald Trump selected Jared Isaacman to lead NASA after withdrawing his nomination six months earlier. Isaacman is the billionaire founder of payment firm Shift4 who purchased a seat on a SpaceX tourism flight and became the first private citizen to conduct a spacewalk. He is a qualified pilot who owns a MiG-29 formerly held by Paul Allen and holds the fastest in-atmosphere global trip record. Trump said he withdrew the nomination earlier because Elon Musk had advocated that a close friend run NASA and the friend was a Democrat. Sean Duffy served as temporary NASA administrator and urged NASA to focus on exploration and technology while the private sector exploits successful innovations.
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