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Trump Nominates Billionaire Jared Isaacman, Confidant of Elon Musk, as Next NASA Administrator

Given his involvement in SpaceX, and close relationship with Musk, his nomination is likely to raise eyebrows.

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Jared Isaacman speaks onstage during Let's Die On Mars at WIRED Celebrates 30th Anniversary With LiveWIRED at The Midway SF on December 5, 2023 at San Francisco, California. Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

President-elect Trump is nominating billionaire businessman and private astronaut, Jared Isaacman, a close confidant of SpaceX head, Elon Musk, to be the next NASA administrator. 

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NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Ms. Zhukovsky studied economics and government at Dartmouth College.

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