Isaacman Grilled Over NASA Top Job With Duffy Stint Set to End

Jared Isaacman’s recent interview for the top job at NASA turned into a tense examination of the fintech billionaire’s vision for the agency and the role companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX will play in its future, people familiar with the matter said.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who is helming the space agency on a temporary basis, is undertaking a vetting process of multiple candidates at a time of intense debate across government and industry over NASA’s role in the modern space age and how best to fund and execute its missions.