Trump Taps Nominee For The Second Time

President Donald Trump has nominated Jared Isaacman a second time to serve as the Administrator of NASA, in the latest twist in the agency’s leadership saga. Isaacman was nominated in January 2025 but his nomination was abruptly and unexpectedly withdrawn a few months later.

Reports began to surface during the last several weeks of summer that Isaacman was back under consideration for the post.

On November 4, President Trump wrote on Truth Social, “This evening, I am pleased to nominate Jared Isaacman, an accomplished business leader, philanthropist, pilot, and astronaut, as Administrator of NASA. Jared’s passion for Space, astronaut experience, and dedication to pushing the boundaries of exploration, unlocking the mysteries of the universe, and advancing the new Space economy, make him ideally suited to lead NASA into a bold new Era.”

Isaacman responded shortly after in a post on X, “Thank you, Mr. President @POTUS, for this opportunity. It will be an honor to serve my country under your leadership. I am also very grateful to @SecDuffy, who skillfully oversees @NASA alongside his many other responsibilities.”

He continued, “To the innovators building the orbital economy, to the scientists pursuing breakthrough discoveries and to dreamers across the world eager for a return to the Moon and the grand journey beyond–these are the most exciting times since the dawn of the space age– and I truly believe the future we have all been waiting for will soon become reality.”

Isaacman is known in the space community, who are largely supportive of his nomination, from his funding and flying two commercial space fights on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Inspiration4 in 2021 and again on Polaris Dawn in 2024.

Isaacman also said in his social media post, “The support from the space-loving community has been overwhelming. I am not sure how I earned the trust of so many, but I will do everything I can to live up to those expectations.”

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