If Jared Isaacman became NASA's administrator, as he would probably do, the agency prioritizes Mars to the moon under Trump management, which some of his first comments publicly are judged on this matter.
Jared Isaacman became active on social media because Trump named him as his chosen to be the next US agency manager, which he made at Early December. But the astronaut is often stuck in posting about flying planes, his payment company Shift4, and rehearsing space images without comment.
On February 16, he offered a glimpse of what NASA could focus on in the next four years. Retheting a picture of Mars, Isaacman said the imagination makes him feel “strength about the future.” He thinks “it is very important for people to understand the deep implications of sending people to another planet,” he added.
When I see a picture like this, it is impossible not to feel strength about the future. I think it is very important for people to understand the in -depth implications of sending people to another planet:
– We will develop groundbreaking technologies in propulsion, usability, … https://t.co/veg2khu3es
– Jared Isaac (@rookisaacman) February 16, 2025
The post appears to indicate that a crewed trip to Mars will be a top priority for NASA, an agency hated by the uncertainty from Trump's election. Like many other government bodies, it seems Main reduction were on their journey, in addition to extensive disappearance. Boeing, a major NASA contractor, is preparing for Lie down the way -There are employees Connected to its Space Division, noting the expected changes to the Artemis program. To her Inaugural addressTrump made a reference to planting an American flag on Mars, but did not mention the moon.
NASA's Artemis program has been damaged by many delays and cost overruns. Artemis 2, which will see us astronauts walking on the moon, was originally scheduled for November 2024, but now scheduled for April 2026. The next mission, to put boots in lunar The surface of the first time since the Apollo program, should have exploded later this year, but now will not take place until the middle of 2027.
The whole point of Artemis, apart from returning to the month after long, is to develop the necessary technologies, skills, and experiences for a future mission. Spacex CEO Elon Musk complained that Artemis was a Pag -interruptionAnd that the smarter approach is to deal with Mars directly. Having a direct line in the White House, Musk is likely to influence NASA's future direction. And with Isaacman's potential to lead the Space Agency, the future of the Artemis program is in serious doubt today.
Until his X post, Isaacman further avoided commenting on what he thought of as NASA priorities. An exception is a 45-minute fireside chat at the Space Force Force Association's Spacepower Conference on December 11. During that conversation, Isaacman said he believed a need for the United States to put people on the moon on the moon and Mars, who noticed the formation of tech for those journeys could “move the whole balance of power here to the world.”
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In his X post, Isaacman explained, saying that crewed missions to Mars will contribute to advances in “systems, countermeasures, and pharmacists to keep human life in extreme conditions,” and ultimately result in economic, technological, and society benefits “for all humanity.”
“This victory will allow humanity to survive beyond the earth, which serves as a fence against catastrophic disasters that shape the past of our planet and inevitably happen again,” he wrote. “This is a critical step in overcome by Great filter,“A reference to the notion that all intelligent civilizations in the universe were eliminated by disasters before they were sufficient Master Space Travel.
During the appearance of the conference, Isaacman did not mention any specific policies or programs he would choose to explore as the new leader of NASA, but he pointed to a need to explore research on the effects of traveling to space on the human body . This is a field he said that could increase in importance if the carers of the space force (yes, that is called military and civilian space staff) is the trip to the moon or mars in as many as In the future.
He also made a point to praise Spacex, the private company that became an integral part of the United States space approach, and was in the end of the end of the surroundings $ 22 billion to government contracts. Musk, as the leader of the Doge, faces criticizing potential conflicts of interest due to significant government contracts awarded to its companies. White House says Musk is Self-Police in any conflicts of interest.
Isaacman has his own connection to Spacex, which flew into two private space spaces that launched company rockets, including the Polaris Dawn mission in September.
The billionaire nominees also sang many other contractors for the conference compliment, including Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Rocket Lab. Increasing the commercial space industry will allow the US to “really know things and take risks,” he said.
While Musk said Mars' crewed flyby could launch in the moment 2028, Isaacman will not promise that timeline. In a response to a comment, he wrote that he was “out there, studying and eager for the opportunity to contribute to this grand effort,” added that the decision on such a mission “is in the Senate.”
There has not been a date for Isaacman's confirmation hearing, but given how even Trump's most controversial (and, in some cases, Fully unqualified) Picks are sailing, with a little suggestion that he will deal with any major opposition.
