Trump taps billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as next NASA administrator

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Trump taps billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as next NASA administrator
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Jared Isaacman, 41, the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, has emerged as a leading figure in commercial spaceflight.

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he intends to nominate Jared Isaacman, the online payments billionaire and the first private astronaut to ever perform a spacewalk, as the next NASA administrator.The nod could spark questions about potential conflicts of interest, given Isaacman's extensive financial ties to Elon Musk , who is set to co-chair a government efficiency commission and is one of Trump's closest advisers.

'Jared will drive NASA's mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for groundbreaking achievements in Space science, technology, and exploration.'The historic spacewalk took place under the Polaris program, a collaboration between Isaacman and SpaceX that is set to include three missions in total.

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