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Trump’s NASA Pick Wants It All On Dwindling Budget

Jared Isaacman arrives for his confirmation hearing in Washington on April 9.
Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg

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By Loren Grush

April 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM UTC

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Howdy Earthlings, it’s Loren Grush from Austin. The Senate Commerce Committee is set to vote on advancing billionaire Jared Isaacman’s nomination to run NASA today as the space industry still reels from the news that major budget cuts may be in store for the agency. But first ...

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