Tag: NASA Administrator
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy picked as Interim NASA Administrator
Acting NASA Associate Administrator Vanessa Wyche, left, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro, right, react as they watch the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft splash down with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Nick Hague, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, Tuesday, March 18, 2025, from the Space Operations Center at the Mary…
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President Trump withdraws Isaacman nomination for NASA Administrator days before confirmation vote
Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next administrator of NASA, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls Update May 31, 11:40 p.m. EDT: Added comments from President Trump and Jared Isaacman. In an abrupt…
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U.S. Senate Commerce Committee advances Isaacman’s nomination for NASA administrator to full Senate
Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next administrator of NASA, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls President Donald Trump’s pick to lead NASA in his second term is one step closer to…
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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,…