Tag: Jared Issacman

  • Isaacman hearing overviews bold vision for NASA

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    In an encore performance before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, entrepreneur and astronaut Jared Isaacman urged lawmakers to act swiftly on his nomination as NASA’s next administrator. The hearing, marking his second appearance before the panel this year, delved into critical topics from the  Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the…

  • President Trump names Sean Duffy as acting NASA administrator

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    U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday evening the appointment of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy as NASA’s interim administrator, replacing Janet Petro, who had been serving as Acting Administrator since Jan. 20. Duffy’s appointment comes more than a month after President Trump rescinded his earlier nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman. Isaacman, an entrepreneur, pilot,…