The Senate on Wednesday approved Jared Isaacman for the top job at NASA — an unprecedented comeback after President Donald Trump yanked his nomination this spring.
Senators confirmed the billionaire private astronaut in a 67-30 vote.
Trump renominated Isaacman for NASA administrator in November, after pulling his original nomination in May. He cited Isaacman’s relationship with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, with whom Trump had just had a falling out, as the rationale for his decision.
Isaacman’s surprise rebound followed months of political jockeying and help from high-profile figures in Trump’s orbit.
Isaacman was the CEO of the payment processing…
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