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SpaceX shared a video in which founder Elon Musk gave a timeline for the company's Starship to reach Mars in the years ahead.
Trump’s decision to rescind Isaacman’s nomination came as Elon Musk, an ally whose SpaceX rocket last year allowed Isaacman to become the first private citizen to undertake a spacewalk, exited the White House after playing an influential role in the start of Trump’s second term as president.
President Donald Trump is withdrawing the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, an associate of Elon Musk, to lead NASA
Musk, according to a person familiar with his reaction, was disappointed by Isaacman's removal and considered it to be politically motivated.
President Trump has pulled his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire commercial astronaut with close ties to Elon Musk, as NASA administrator.
President Trump on Saturday said that he planned to withdraw his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of Elon Musk’s, to be the next NASA administrator, days before Mr. Isaacman’s expected confirmation to the role by the Senate.
Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, said missing out on Isaacman was "bad news for the agency."
President Trump pulled billionaire Jared Isaacman’s NASA nomination amid scrutiny over past Democratic donations and tensions with Elon Musk.
Donald Trump announced in December he had chosen billionaire Jared Isaacman as NASA’s next administrator. Isaacman, 42, has been a close collaborator with Elon Musk since buying a chartered flight
President Trump on Saturday said that he planned to withdraw his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of Elon Musk’s, to be the next NASA administrator, days before Mr. Isaacman’s expected confirmation to the role by the Senate.
The White House said Saturday it will announce a replacement candidate to serve as President Donald Trump’s pick to lead NASA, indicating it will withdraw the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman.
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