Tag: Jared Isaacman
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Trump nominates Jared Isaacman to become the next NASA administrator
President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday he has selected Jared Isaacman, a billionaire businessman and space enthusiast who twice flew to orbit with SpaceX, to become the next NASA administrator. “I am delighted to nominate Jared Isaacman, an accomplished business leader, philanthropist, pilot, and astronaut, as Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),” Trump…
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Jared Isaacman nominated as next NASA administrator
Jared Isaacman has been nominated by President-Elect Donald Trump of the United States of America to become the next NASA Administrator after Senator Bill Nelson’s term ends. Isaacman is expected to be sworn in on Jan. 20, 2025, the first day of Trump’s upcoming term. Isaacman has a long history in the aerospace industry. He…
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Trump nominates Jared Isaacman to serve as next NASA administrator
Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur with two commercial spaceflights to his credit and strong ties to Elon Musk and SpaceX, has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as NASA’s next administrator. Image: John Kraus/Inspiration4 Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, a veteran private astronaut with strong ties to Elon Musk and his rocket company SpaceX,…
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Polaris Dawn returns home after landmark commercial spaceflight
After a historic mission, the Polaris Dawn mission, flown by Crew Dragon Resilience with private astronauts, has successfully splashed down off the Florida coast. Polaris Dawn, which made history with the highest altitude attained by a crewed spacecraft since 1972, and the first commercial spacewalk, returned to Earth early on Sunday, Sept. 15. The Crew Dragon…
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Polaris Dawn crew gears up for Thursday spacewalk
An artist’s impression of a Polaris Dawn astronaut flowing just outside the Crew Dragon capsule in the first commercial spacewalk. Graphic: SpaceX Billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX crew trainer Sarah Gillis prepared to open the forward hatch of their Polaris Dawn spacecraft early Thursday to take turns floating outside in the first non-government spacewalk in…
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Polaris Dawn crew conduct first commercial spacewalk
Two days into their mission, the Polaris Dawn crew conducted the highlight of their mission on Thursday, with Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis stepping outside Dragon Resilience for the first EVA by commercial astronauts. The spacewalk marks another milestone in the development of the commercial space industry. Polaris Dawn is the first of three planned…
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SpaceX surmounts challenging weather, launches Polaris Dawn astronaut mission
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience separates from the Falcon 9 upper stage, beginning the Polaris Dawn mission on Sept. 10, 2024. Image: SpaceX Update 6:06 a.m. EDT: Crew Dragon Resilience separated from the Falcon 9 upper stage. Despite some challenging weather at the opening of the launch window, SpaceX managed to send the Polaris Dawn…
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One of the most adventurous human spaceflights since Apollo may launch tonight
SpaceX is set to launch the 14th crewed flight on its Dragon spacecraft early on Tuesday morning—and it’s an intriguing one. This Polaris Dawn mission, helmed and funded by an entrepreneur and billionaire named Jared Isaacman, is scheduled to lift off at 3:38 am ET (07:38 UTC) on Tuesday from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy…
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Polaris Dawn on hold; SpaceX booster fails on landing
Another busy week of spaceflight activities contained a landing failure of a Falcon 9 booster for the first time in over three years. Looking forward, Falcon 9 could launch up to three times this week, including three Starlink flights. Polaris Dawn’s launch date has been delayed due to an unacceptable weather forecast at the time…
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Launch delay: SpaceX pushes Polaris Dawn astronaut launch due to splashdown weather concerns
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft stand ready to launch the Polaris Dawn commercial astronaut mission from Launch Complex 39A. Liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is set for no earlier than 3:38 a.m. EDT (0738 UTC) on Aug. 27, 2024. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Update 10:18 p.m. EDT: SpaceX is foregoing…