T+290: Jared Isaacman Nominated NASA Administrator

Jared Isaacman, the man with a private space program, has been nominated NASA Administrator, to run the nation’s space program.
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Topics
• T+287: Polaris Dawn (with Jared Isaacman) - Main Engine Cut Off (mainenginecutoff.com/podcast/287)
• T+288: The Return of President Trump - Main Engine Cut Off (mainenginecutoff.com/podcast/288)
• Jared Isaacman Tapped to be Next NASA Administrator – SpacePolicyOnline.com (spacepolicyonline.com/news/jared-isaacman-tapp…)
• Trump selects Isaacman to be NASA administrator - SpaceNews (spacenews.com/trump-selects-isaacman-to-be-nas…)
• How did the CEO of an online payments firm become the nominee to lead NASA? - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com/space/2024/12/how-did-the-ceo-…)
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