Jared Isaacman | |
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Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Presumptive nominee | |
Assuming office TBD | |
President | Donald Trump (elect) |
Succeeding | Bill Nelson |
Personal details | |
Born | Jared Taylor Isaacman February 11, 1983[1] Summit, New Jersey, U.S.[2] |
Spouse(s) | Monica Isaacman[3] |
Children | 2 |
Space career | |
Commercial astronaut | |
Time in space | 7 days, 21 hours and 17 minutes |
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 7 minutes, 56 seconds[4] |
Missions | |
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Jared Taylor Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American businessman, pilot, philanthropist, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder of Draken International. He is the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments.
Isaacman was the commander of Inspiration4, a private spaceflight using SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience. It launched from Kennedy Space Center in 2021. The mission was part of a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.[5] Isaacman commanded the Polaris Dawn mission, the first private spaceflight part of the Polaris Program.
In December 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Isaacman to serve as the Administrator of NASA under his second administration.[6]
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