Jared Isaacman

Jared Isaacman makes first public remarks since nomination for NASA Administrator

Polaris Dawn Commander Jared Isaacman sits down with Matt Anderson, the chief growth officer for the Space Force Association, during the second annual Spacepower Conference to discuss human spaceflight. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now The man who may very well be NASA’s 15th Administrator made his first public address since receiving the nomination for the role. …

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Trump nominates Jared Isaacman to serve as next NASA administrator

Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur with two commercial spaceflights to his credit and strong ties to Elon Musk and SpaceX, has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as NASA’s next administrator. Image: John Kraus/Inspiration4 Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, a veteran private astronaut with strong ties to Elon Musk and his rocket company SpaceX, …

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Polaris Dawn crew gears up for Thursday spacewalk

An artist’s impression of a Polaris Dawn astronaut flowing just outside the Crew Dragon capsule in the first commercial spacewalk. Graphic: SpaceX Billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX crew trainer Sarah Gillis prepared to open the forward hatch of their Polaris Dawn spacecraft early Thursday to take turns floating outside in the first non-government spacewalk in …

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Live coverage: SpaceX targets Tuesday for next launch attempt of the Polaris Dawn mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Polaris Dawn mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing to try one again to launch the Polaris Dawn commercial astronaut mission, even as weather continues to prove challenging in Florida. The company announced that it hoped to launch the four astronauts onboard its Crew Dragon spacecraft, …

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Live coverage: Polaris Dawn astronauts to launch on historic mission featuring first commercial spacewalk

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft stand ready to launch the Polaris Dawn commercial astronaut mission from Launch Complex 39A. Liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is set for no earlier than 3:38 a.m. EDT (0738 UTC) on Aug. 27, 2024. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now A commercial astronaut mission of historic firsts …

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Final two passengers named for first all-civilian mission to orbit Earth

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Billionaire Jared Isaacman, physician assistant Hayley Arceneaux, science educator Sian Proctor, and engineer Chris Sembroski will fly into low Earth orbit on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft later this year. Credit: SpaceX The billionaire financing the SpaceX flight that will carry the first non-professional “everyday people” into orbit …

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