President Trump’s pick to lead NASA, billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, refused on Wednesday to say if Elon Musk was in the room when Trump first offered him the job. Isaacman — who was renominated last month after Trump pulled the nomination in May — appeared before the Senate Committee on Commerce,

As he did eight months ago, Sen. Ed Markey asked Jared Isaacman if Elon Musk was in the room when President Trump first offered him the job of NASA chief. And, once again, Isaacman demurred.

By Joey Roulette and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead NASA, on Wednesday touted his plans to put U.

Jared Isaacman, the on-off-on again nominee to lead NASA, on Wednesday denied allegations of a potential conflict of interest because of his friendship with billionaire Elon Musk, adding doesn’t know why President Donald Trump withdrew his nomination earlier this year only to renominate him last month.

A NASA study predicts that 96% of the images from the ARRAKIHS mission will be contaminated by the light from the more than 500,000 devices that Starlink and other megaconstellations intend to launch

Jared Isaacman repeatedly refused to say whether Elon Musk was present when Donald Trump offered him the NASA administrator job, prompting senators to question his ties to SpaceX and raising fresh concerns about potential conflicts of interest.

Billionaire SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman said his relationship to Elon Musk is limited to past missions with the chief executive’s space company, as the nominee to run NASA attempted to counter concerns of a conflict of interest if he is confirmed for the job.

NASA’s acting Administrator Sean Duffy seems to have provoked the ire of Elon Musk. Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, took aim at Duffy on Tuesday in a flurry of social media posts, attacking his intelligence and recent efforts at the helm of the ...

The billionaire tech entrepreneur and Elon Musk ally fielded questions about his explosive “Project Athena” plan for the space agency.

Yet another setback. The post While Grok Calls Him a Genius, Elon’s New Rocket Explodes While Just Sitting There appeared first on Futurism.

Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman urged senators on Wednesday to take swift action on his bid to lead NASA, after being yanked and then renominated by President Donald Trump.