The US Senate has confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to become President Donald Trump’s Nasa administrator, placing an advocate of Mars missions and a former associate of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as the space agency’s 15th leader.
New Nasa chief
Jared Isaacman, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
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