Trump Administration Pulls Nomination Of Isaacman To Head NASA

jared isaacman at senate confirmation hearing april 2025

Isaacman testified during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing on April 9, 2025.

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Less than a day after releasing detailed budget plans to cut NASA spending by 24%, the Trump administration says it will pull the nomination of Jared Isaacman to head the agency. “It’s essential that the next leader of NASA is in complete alignment with President Trump’s America First agenda, and a...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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