Trump takes the appointment of the NASA administrator of Musk Ally

THE New York Times Reports, on the basis of three anonymous sources, that Trump “told the partners that he intended to draw the appointment of Mr. Isaamman after learning that he had given a donation to eminent democrats”, in particular the Senator of Arizona Mark Kelly. Isaacman, founder and CEO billionaire of a payment company, Shift4, A Bought several space flights From Musk’s SpaceX. He flew on the Inspiration4 mission in 2021, and again last year On Polaris DawnCompleting the first commercial space step.

As indicated by Space.comThe White House also released a In -depth version of its NASA budget request Friday 2026, proposing to reduce its funding by almost a quarter, from $ 24.8 billion to $ 18.8 billion, with funding for scientific programs of 47%. Now, without Isaacman in place, Ars Technica quotes a former senior NASA official, without name who called the demand “just a way out of business”.

In a declaration sent by email to the media, in particular NbcHuston wrote: “It is essential that the next NASA chief is entirely aligned with the first program of President Trump America First and a replacement will be announced directly by President Trump soon.” Although he was unable to confirm in the Senate if Musk had been part of his job interview, he had seemed to be loaned for an approval vote to replace the former senator from Florida Bill Nelson. According to the NOWIsaacman was informed of the decision on Friday and refused to comment when he was reached by phone.