President Donald Trump renominated Elon Musk ally Jared Isaacman to lead NASA on Tuesday, a major about-face just five months after the White House ended his candidacy as relations between Trump and Musk soured.
Isaacman’s return to the spotlight caps weeks of drama over who will helm the agency, with SpaceX chief executive Musk mounting a verbal assault on acting NASA leader Sean Duffy, the US Transportation Secretary who had antagonized Musk by talking about opening up SpaceX contracts to rivals.
“I am pleased to nominate Jared Isaacman, an accomplished business leader, philanthropist, pilot, and astronaut, as Administrator ...
