Aviation Challenge alumnus Jared Isaacman has been nominated by President-Elect Donald Trump to be the next Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration!
The announcement came today as Mr. Isaacman posted the following to his X account:
Isaacman, founder of the payment platform Shift4, rose to prominence as the commander of the Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn missions. It is during the latter mission that he became the first private Astronaut to perform an EVA.
Congratulations, Jared!