In a surprise move, President Donald Trump withdrew his nomination of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. The private astronaut’s prospective role as NASA administrator was seen by the space community as a welcomed change to the agency during a critical time,

President Donald Trump abruptly pulled his NASA administrator nomination just days before Jared Isaacman was approaching a possible confirmation vote. In a post to his social media platform, Truth Social,

The White House said the next space agency leader should be completely aligned with President Trump’s America First agenda.