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Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump's pick to be NASA Administrator, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator in do-over after Musk feud

By Matt Brown - Associated Press

Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump's pick to be NASA Administrator, listens during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump nominee sees lunar landing, space base as crucial to national security

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

Commander Jared Isaacman speaks at a news conference after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center for an upcoming private human spaceflight mission in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Trump pulls billionaire Jared Isaacman’s nomination to lead NASA, cites ‘prior associations’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Commander Jared Isaacman speaks at a news conference after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center for an upcoming private human spaceflight mission in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Billionaire spacewalker highlights Mars trip for astronauts in his bid to become NASA’s next chief

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

Commander Jared Isaacman speaks at a news conference after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center for an upcoming private human spaceflight mission in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Jared Isaacman, Trump’s NASA pick, foresees ‘era of great experimentation’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

NASA and space travel illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Isaacman can foster an entrepreneurial, dynamic and useful NASA

By Newt Gingrich

Commander Jared Isaacman speaks at a news conference after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center for an upcoming private human spaceflight mission in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump’s pick to lead NASA

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

This image made from SpaceX video shows its capsule, center, carrying tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman with his crew after it reached the Gulf of Mexico near Florida's Dry Tortugas early Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (SpaceX via AP)

Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

This image made from a SpaceX video shows the start of the first private spacewalk led by tech billionaire Jared Isaacman Thursday Sept. 12, 2024. (SpaceX via AP)

WATCH: Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk from SpaceX capsule

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

This illustration provided by SpaceX in 2024 depicts a spacewalk from the Dragon capsule. (SpaceX via AP)

Spacewalking is the new domain of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

Astronauts, from left, mission specialist Anna Menon, pilot Scott Poteet, commander Jared Isaacman and mission specialist Sarah Gillis arrive at the Kennedy Space Center for an upcoming private human spaceflight mission in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

SpaceX launches billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

Inspiration4 crew member Jared Isaacman, right, waves to family members before a trip to Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A and a planned liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Sept. 15, 2021, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Isaacman announced Monday, Feb. 14, 2022 that he will take another private spaceflight launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. It will be the first of three crew SpaceX flights to try out new tech, culminating in the first flight of the company’s new Starship with people on board. (AP Photo/John Raoux, file)

Billionaire who flew SpaceX last year going back into orbit

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

In this photo provided by SpaceX, Jared Isaacman, from left to right, Hayley Arceneaux, Sian Proctor and Chris Sembroski pose for a photo, Monday, March 29, 2021, from the SpaceX launch tower at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (SpaceX via AP)

Two space fans get seats on billionaire’s private flight

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

This Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, photo provided by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital shows Hayley Arceneaux at the hospital in Memphis, Tenn. On Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, the hospital announced that the 29-year-old physician assistant — a former patient hired the previous spring — will launch later this year alongside a billionaire who’s using his purchased spaceflight as a charitable fundraiser. (Mike Brown/American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital via AP)

Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

In this undated image provided St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Jared Isaacman pauses while speaking about his enthusiasm for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and his spaceflight called Inspiration4, in Memphis, Tenn. Isaacman, a billionaire who made a fortune in tech and fighter jets is buying an entire SpaceX flight and plans to take three people with him to circle the globe this year. Isaacman announced Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, that he aims to use the trip to raise more than $200 million for St. Jude. (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital via AP)

SpaceX flight gives St. Jude hospital a cosmic funding boost

By GLENN GAMBOA - Associated Press

In this undated image provided St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Jared Isaacman pauses while speaking about his enthusiasm for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and his spaceflight called Inspiration4, in Memphis, Tenn. Isaacman, a billionaire who made a fortune in tech and fighter jets is buying an entire SpaceX flight and plans to take three people with him to circle the globe this year. Isaacman announced Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, that he aims to use the trip to raise more than $200 million for St. Jude. (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital via AP)

US billionaire buys SpaceX flight to orbit with 3 others

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press