Donald Trump Backtrack: billionaire Jared Isaacman, a relative of Elon Musk, will finally not take the NASA boss, the White House announced this Saturday, May 31. “It is essential that NASA’s next leader is in perfect adaptation with the program America first President Trump, “said the White House, confirming information from the New York Times.
“President Trump will directly announce a replacement directly,” said the White House.
On December 4, 2024, Donald Trump announced that he had chosen Jared Isaamman, the first private astronaut who made an excursion in space, as NASA chief. “Jared will be the engine of the mission of discovery and inspiration of NASA, racing the way for revolutionary achievements in the fields of science, technology and space exploration,” said Republican billionaire at that time.
A great figure in aviation
According to the American newspaper, the Republican president discovered that Jared Isaacman has made donations in past Democrats. “It is rare to find someone so competent and generous,” he wrote in X Elon Musk, in response to a message announced the dismissal of Jared Isaacman.
At the beginning of April, the latter participated in a hearing before a Senate commission in Washington during which he said he wanted to give priority to the sending of astronauts to Mars, an ambitious project that was intended to carry out without ignoring the moon.
The 42 -year -old astronaut has become one of the main commercial flight figures in space due to his collaborations with Spacex. Originally from Pennsylvania, Jared Isaacman created the company that became Shift4 payments in his family’s basement at the age of 16. An experienced aviator, described to pilot military planes, participated in aerial shows and has established a world record for a flight around the world.
In September, Jared Isaacman carried out the first departure of private space in history. This excursion was part of the Polaris programA collaboration between the new expected leader of NASA and Spacex, which must include three missions in total.
Source: BFM TV
