Jared Isaacman, Inspiration4 mission commander and founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, recovers a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX on February 2, 2021 in Hawthorne, California Portrait taken before first level.
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President-elect Donald Trump Billionaire Jared Isaacman named CEO on Wednesday Shift4 who led two private spaceflightbecoming the next NASA administrator.
“Jared will advance NASA’s mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for groundbreaking achievements in space science, technology and exploration,” Trump wrote in the letter. a post on social media.
Isaacman accepts Trump’s nomination to serve as NASA administrator statement: “Having the privilege of seeing our amazing planet from space, I am passionate about America’s leadership on the most incredible adventure in human history.”
“It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve in this role and work with the outstanding team at NASA to realize our shared dreams of exploration and discovery,” Isaacman said.
NASA is currently led by Administrator Bill Nelson, nominated by the President in 2021 Joe Biden. Nielsen did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
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