Isaacman, who has twice traveled to space on private missions and has close ties to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk but lacks experience in government or academia, is an unorthodox selection.
If confirmed, Isaacman would be only the fourth of 15 NASA administrators to have actually traveled to space.
Isaacman’s relationship with SpaceXIsaacman’s close ties with SpaceX and Musk are likely to raise questions about conflicts of interest.
Trump, Musk and Isaacman’s visionDespite Isaacman’s close relationship with Musk, the two have adopted starkly different tones regarding politics.
“I don’t need to have a public opinion on his politics because there is much more to the man and his companies,” Isaacman said of Musk in an October 11 post.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
Hawthorne , California, AFP, Cape Canaveral , Florida, Shift4, Brownsville , Texas, Trump, New York City