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Jared Isaacman may not totally be out of the NASA game just yet
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Loren Grush, Edward Ludlow, Jennifer A Dlouhy
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October 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM UTC
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October 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM UTC
Jared Isaacman and President Donald Trump have met in recent weeks and discussed reviving the fintech billionaire’s nomination to lead NASA, according to a person familiar with the matter.
A decision to reconsider the Elon Musk ally would mark a major reversal for Trump after the White House revoked the job offer in May citing Isaacman’s ties to Democratic politicians. That left NASA without a long-term leader as the space agency grapples with funding and job cuts and races to bring astronauts back to the moon.
Even though Isaacman is a billionaire with Elon ties, I would much rather have him than Sean Duffy