Trump chooses billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman to run NASA

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Source: NPR

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman to be the next administrator of NASA.

"Jared will drive NASA's mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for groundbreaking achievements in Space science, technology and exploration," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

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Isaacman is a friend of Musk, and his online payment company, Shift 4, has extensive financial ties to SpaceX. According to financial disclosure documents, Shift 4 had invested $27.5 million dollars in SpaceX as of 2021. That same year, Shift4 announced a five-year partnership that would make it the payment platform for Starlink, the satellite internet service run by SpaceX.

If confirmed as NASA administrator, Isaacman would oversee billions of dollars in contracts that the government has awarded to SpaceX. He would also be in a position to funnel more money to Musk's company.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2024/12/04/nx-s1-5215889/trump-chooses-billionaire-astronaut-jared-isaacman-to-run-nasa

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Elon recoups his investment.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Expect more Challenger events . . . . . unfortunately.

[kimbutgar]

3. If a challenger incident occurs I'm sure they'll find to blame President Biden and the Democratic Party

Into a twisted logic pretzel!

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Yeah, the default response to everything . . . . . .

[marble falls]

2. I waited for my mother in an ER waiting room the day after Thanksgiving, can I be Sec'try of Health and Human Services?

[tanyev]

6. Are you a billionaire? Then, yes!

[Irish_Dem]

4. Musk keeps hitting the jackpot.

He can now bilk the American people with no roadblocks.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Kissin' cousins... As close to nepotism as you can get without blood.

[Omaha Steve]

8. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING

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