
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, 41, is the CEO and founder of a credit card-processing company and has a close collaboration with Elon Musk's SpaceX. He conducted the first private spacewalk and purchased a series of spaceflights from SpaceX.
If confirmed, Isaacman will replace former Democratic senator Bill Nelson, who was nominated by President Joe Biden. Isaacman expressed his gratitude for the nomination and his passion for America leading the way in space exploration.