US lawmakers confirmed fintech billionaire and SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacmanto run NASAon Wednesday, ending a prolonged and whipsawing nomination process that had left the space agency without a permanent administrator for most of the year.
Isaacman heads for an eventual swearing-in ceremony following the favorable vote, 67-30, on the Senate floor.
Isaacman, the founder of Shift4 Payments Inc., becomes NASA administrator as the agency is facing headcount reductions and proposed budget cuts even as it races to send astronauts back to the moon before China. Beijing plans to send Chinese astronauts to the lunar surface ...
