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Jared Isaacman

Jared Isaacman
Isaacman at his Senate confirmation hearing in April 2025
Born (1983-02-11) February 11, 1983 (age 42)
Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationEmbry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide (BS)
SpouseMonica Isaacman[1]
Children2
Space career
Commercial astronaut
Time in space
7 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
7 minutes, 56 seconds[2]
Missions

Jared Taylor Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American billionaire entrepreneur, pilot, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder and chairman of Shift4 Payments, a payment processor, and the founder of Draken International, which provides adversary training to the U.S., British, and other NATO air forces.[3] Through his leadership in private spaceflight, Isaacman has been credited with advancing competition in the space industry and reducing reliance on government programs.[4][5][6] As of May 2025, his estimated net worth is US$1.4 billion.[7][8]

Isaacman commanded Inspiration4 – the first all-civilian spaceflight – using SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience which launched from Kennedy Space Center on September 16, 2021. He later led Polaris Dawn, during which he became the first private citizen to perform a spacewalk.[9]

In December 2024, President Donald Trump nominated him to serve as the 15th administrator of NASA.[10] During his April 2025 confirmation hearing, Isaacman emphasized his outsider status and entrepreneurial background, stating his intent to usher in a "new Golden Age of Science and Discovery" at the agency.[11] He faced questions over his close ties to Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, one of NASA's largest contractors.[12] On May 31, Trump, among several actions preceding his feud with Elon Musk, withdrew Isaacman's nomination to serve as NASA Administrator.[13]

  1. ^ "Allentown to orbit: Billionaire buys SpaceX flight, and there is a way to join him". February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan [@planet4589] (September 12, 2024). "The hatch open/close time was about 26m 40s. Isaacman was outside hatch for 7 min 56m; Gillis for about 7m15s" (Tweet). Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Tognini, Giacomo (October 7, 2020). "Meet The New Billionaire Who Dropped Out of High School and Flies Fighter Jets for Fun". Forbes. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Wall, Mike (December 4, 2024). "Trump picks billionaire private SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA". Space.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Harwood, William (December 4, 2024). "Trump taps billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as next NASA administrator". CBS News. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Nasa needs saving from itself – but is this billionaire right for that job?". BBC News. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  7. ^ "Forbes profile: Jared Isaacman". Forbes. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Who is Jared Isaacman, Trump's choice to lead Nasa?". BBC news. December 5, 2024 [September 12, 2024]. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "First Private Spacewalk in SpaceX Capsule Achieves New Milestone". The New York Times. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "President Trump Announces Sub-Cabinet Appointments". The White House. January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  11. ^ Isaacman, Jared (April 9, 2025). "Opening Remarks at Nominations Hearing for Jared Isaacman to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration". United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  12. ^ Chang, Kenneth (April 9, 2025). "Jared Isaacman, Trump's Pick to Lead NASA, Calls Mars a Priority in Confirmation Hearing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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