Trump Taps Jewish Astronaut and Businessman to Lead NASA
US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has nominated businessman, philanthropist, pilot, and astronaut Jared Isaacman to serve as Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
“Jared will drive NASA’s mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for groundbreaking achievements in Space science, technology, and exploration,” Trump wrote. “Over the past 25 years, as the Founder and CEO of Shift4, Jared has demonstrated exceptional leadership, building a trailblazing global financial technology company. He also co-founded and served as CEO of Draken International, a defense aerospace company, for over a decade, supporting the US Department of Defense, and our Allies.”
Isaacman, who is Jewish, commanded the Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn space missions. Inspiration4, which was operated by SpaceX, on board an autonomous Crew Dragon spacecraft launched by a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, was the first private human spaceflight in which none of the people aboard were from a government agency.
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