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Trump Picks Sean Duffy as Temporary NASA Chief

Nomination of Musk ally Jared Isaacman was withdrawn in May

(Newser) - Sean Duffy has become the latest member of President Trump's Cabinet to take on an extra job. Trump has named the transportation secretary as the interim chief of NASA after withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman, a close associate of Elon Musk, the New York Times reports. Duffy,...

Trump Picks Billionaire Private Astronaut to Lead NASA

Jared Isaacman was first private citizen to walk in space

(Newser) - The first billionaire to walk in space is in line to become the first billionaire to lead NASA. President-elect Trump announced Wednesday that Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of payment processing company Shift4, is his choice for NASA administrator. In a Truth Social post, Trump described Isaacman as "an...

First Billionaire to Walk in Space: It Wasn't 'Peaceful'

Jared Isaacman describes the 'hard, very threatening environment' on Polaris Dawn mission

(Newser) - "Earth sure looks like a perfect world," billionaire Jared Isaacman proclaimed last week during the first spacewalk ever by a private citizen. But while our planet may have looked perfect, it wasn't exactly a perfect experience for Isaacman and his three Polaris Dawn spacemates. The Shift4 founder...

It's 'Mission Complete' for Billionaire, Crew

Five-day trip included the first private spacewalk

(Newser) - A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA's moonwalkers. SpaceX's capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida's Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness, carrying tech entrepreneur Jared...

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Billionaire Space-Walker Dropped Out of High School

Jared Isaacman went on to become a tech entrepreneur with a passion for space

(Newser) - The world's first commercial spacewalk took place on Tuesday morning, a private operation bankrolled by the first person who emerged from the SpaceX craft. That would be Jared Isaacman, a 41-year-old tech billionaire who is now the subject of plenty of coverage:
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