Trump picks billionaire private SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

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Donald Trump's choice for NASA chief is billionaire Jared Isaacman, a private astronaut who has funded and commanded two SpaceX missions.

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[newtons_laws]

Jared Isaacman could be a good choice to lead NASA, having twice already been into space as a private astronaut, so with obvious technical knowledge and experience of spaceflight, and a passion for exploration. However I had to have a smile at the hyperbole of his statement that "With the support of President Trump, I can promise you this: We will never again lose our ability to journey to the stars and never settle for second place." The USA (or any other country for that matter) has never had the ability "to journey to the stars". It certainly did to the Moon 1969-1972, and possibly to Mars in a few years' time. Voyager 1 will come within 1.7 light years of another star in about 40,000years....

 

[EJD1984]

Though I am sure he is 100% for manned spaceflight, I hope he will be a strong supporter for the science programs currently in development.
I.E.
Mars Sample Return / CCRS
Habitable Worlds Observatory
AXIS
PRIMA

Back in Feb/March of 2017 the first Trump Administration tried to cancel RST, thankfully Congress pushed back.

FYI: Currently the NASA Budget is just 0.3% of the entire Federal Budget. I hope he will be a strong advocate for major increases. With what little funding the agency gets, it's amazing what it can do. Probably the most efficient government agency.

 

[fj.torres]

Though I am sure he is 100% for manned spaceflight, I hope he will be a strong supporter for the science programs currently in development.
I.E.
Mars Sample Return / CCRS
Habitable Worlds Observatory
AXIS
PRIMA

Back in Feb/March of 2017 the first Trump Administration tried to cancel RST, thankfully Congress pushed back.

FYI: Currently the NASA Budget is just 0.3% of the entire Federal Budget. I hope he will be a strong advocate for major increases. With what little funding the agency gets, it's amazing what it can do. Probably the most efficient government agency.

There is also the oft-neglected Aeronautics half of nAsa.
But Isaacman is a jet pilot. He can be counted on to understand the value of all the NASA sectors.

May he turn out as good a leader as the last Administrator Trump named.