From the Editor: Can Isaacman Reinvigorate NASA?

Joe Anselmo December 17, 2025

Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead NASA, has a blunt warning about China’s rapid advances in commercial and military space. “We are in a great competition with a rival that has the will and the means to challenge American exceptionalism across multiple domains, including the high...

Joe Anselmo

Joe Anselmo has been Editorial Director of the Aviation Week Network and Editor-in-Chief of Aviation Week & Space Technology since 2013. Based in Washington, D.C., he directs a team of more than two dozen aerospace journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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