Billionaire entrepreneur Jered Isaacman, to lead the pick NASA of the Trump administration, will appear before a Senate committee on 9 April to hear a confirmation hearing whether he will be the next leader of the US space program.
Jreds Isaqman, who made his billions as CEOs of Shift 4 Payment Processing Firm and flew into space twice on SpaceX missions, fined himself to lead NASA in December by President Donald Trump.
But his confirmation path has slowed down at a time when NASA is facing adequate challenges, including possible budget cuts in high-profile missions such as James Web Space Telescope, as well as a decrease in the workforce from the government’s efficiency under the leadership of SpaceX CEO Elone Musk.
Isaacman Sen Ted will appear before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transport during Ted Cruzas (R-Texas). Their confirmation hearingThe hearing will also consider the enrollment of Trump of Olivia Trustee to serve as a member of the Federal Communication Commission.
Isaqman is a skilled businessman and private pilot (he co-established Drakein International, which trains pilots for the US Army). In 2021, he funded and flew on an inspiration 4 orbital spaceflight on a SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon Spacecraft.
He then bought three more SpaceX missions under his Polaris program, the first of which (called Polaris Don) was launched in September and included the world’s first private spacewalk. Others, the first of which was the first crew flight of SpaceX’s starship, has not yet been determined, although Isaqman will stop them when NASA is confirmed as administrators.
Last month, a group of 28 NASA’s 28 former astronauts announced their support for Isaqman as NASA chief in an open letter to the Senate. “Jeed has a real passion for the discovery of space and it will bring a fresh energy and purpose feeling to NASA,” They have written in the letter.
