Billionaire tech entrepreneur and astronaut Jared Isaacman has been renominated as NASA director, months after President Donald Trump withdrew the nomination amid strained relations with Elon Musk.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has served as NASA’s acting director since Isaacman’s nomination was pulled in May, shortly before the Senate’s confirmation vote.
Trump praised Duffy’s interim leadership and said Isaacman’s experience made him “ideally suited to lead NASA,” in a lengthy Truth Social post on Tuesday night.
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