Technology billionaire and astronaut Jared Isaacman was appointed this Wednesday by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Trump said in a message on his Truth Social account that Isaacman will “further” NASA’s discovery mission by “paving the way for groundbreaking achievements in science, technology and space exploration.”
Isaacman, 41, is the founder and CEO of payment processing company Shift4 Payments and partnered with Elon Musk and his company SpaceX to test the company’s new spacesuits.
The billionaire made history last September by completing the first private spacewalk with specialist Sarah Gillis on the Polaris Dawn mission.
The mission also marked the milestone of exceeding 1,400 kilometers from Earth, the furthest manned trip since the Apollo missions more than 50 years ago.
Trump also praised Isaacman’s step and work in front of the Draken International company, a defense aerospace company that has collaborated with the US Department of Defense.
With the appointment of Isaacman, which has to be confirmed by the US Senate, the president-elect places at his side a file close to Musk, who together with the millionaire Vivek Ramaswamy, will be responsible for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
NASA has an annual budget of $25 billion and has set the goal of returning to the Moon within the framework of its Artemis program, with the support of SpaceX.
With information from EFE
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