On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced on its social media platform Truth Social that it will re-nominate Shift4 founder Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, the country’s space agency, months after withdrawing the nomination.
The reversal comes later online sniper weeks from Elon Musk and others directed at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who has been leading NASA on an interim basis.
“The support from the space-loving community has been overwhelming. I’m not sure how I earned the trust of so many people, but I will do my best to live up to those expectations,” Isaacman, who is also a billionaire pilot and private astronaut, wrote in a mail the X on Tuesday night.
Earlier Tuesday, before the new nomination, Isaacman published his vision for NASA on the platform. He decided to publish those plans after a draft version circulated in Washington among those seeking to maintain Duffy in charge of NASA. Isaacman said he suspected “political operatives” were “causing the controversy” between him and Duffy.
