Billionaire Astronaut Jared Isaacman Nominated to Steer NASA

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated SpaceX veteran and billionaire Jared Isaacman as NASA’s next head, set to replace Bill Nelson. At 41, Isaacman brings two SpaceX missions, including the first private spacewalk in Polaris Dawn (Sep 2024), and his role as Shift4 CEO. Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck cheers the move, anticipating a boost for rocket and satellite sectors. With NASA’s Artemis program ramping up for lunar returns, Isaacman’s commercial flair could spark new cosmic ventures—assuming government paperwork doesn’t send him back to Earth!