Jared Isaacman

Well it is official now.. I want to again express my sincere appreciation to President Donald J. Trump @POTUS for nominating me to lead NASA, and to the United States Senate--and Chairman Cruz @tedcruz - for their diligence and fairness throughout the confirmation process. I am grateful to Secretary Duffy @SecDuffy for his leadership as Acting Administrator during this transition, and to my wife Monica, my family, my friend Senator Sheehy @TimSheehyMT and everyone who offered their support along the way. As I step into this role, I make these personal commitments: – Mission: I will champion the bold objectives of human space exploration, scientific discovery, and a thriving orbital economy that ensures America’s leadership in space. We will never again give up our capabilities to reach for the stars, and we will never settle for second place. – Integrity: I will serve responsibly, transparently, and without personal gain, covering every cost I am legally permitted to, and fully adhering to my ethics agreement. My loyalty is to my country, my President, and the space agency that has inspired me since I was a child. – Urgency: I will intensely focus the agency on achieving the near-impossible, the very reason NASA was established in the first place. We will eliminate the bureaucracy that impedes progress and empower the best and brightest to take ownership, move quickly, accept smart risks, and act with a relentless focus on mission success. – Inspiration: Every launch, every scientific breakthrough must inspire the next generation to dream bigger, to reach higher, and believe that anything is possible. In addition to my existing philanthropic efforts, I will donate my salary as Administrator to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Space Camp to help prepare the pioneers of tomorrow. I am humbled by this opportunity, proud to serve, and ready to work alongside the most talented minds in America as we continue the greatest adventure in human history. Sincerely, Jared Isaacman NASA Administrator

There is a new addition to the US Space & Rocket Center Space Camp under construction and it is the Inspiration 4 Training Center! Initial funding in 2022 of $10 Million by @rookisaacman Jared Isaacman to initiate construction & at the time, it was the largest single donation in the history of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center! Expansion Funding of ~$15 Million in July 2025 was subsequently given by Jared and is designated for: Mission Operations: Supporting advanced simulations for Space Camp, Robotics, and Cyber Camp A new Dormitory: Providing seed money for a fourth dormitory to house students attending the programs. Really great to see funding of facilities and programs like this to inspire a new generation of space explorers! @Ellieinspace

@JoeTegtmeyer I love Space Camp and the U.S Space and Rocket Center .

Congratulations to Dr. Grunsfeld and Dr. Zurbuchen on receiving the Ambassador’s Commendation in Washington DC! Well deserved for your outstanding contributions to XRISM and leadership in space science. ISAS DG Fujimoto was also in attendance, along with Dr. Fox from NASA.

After nearly 40 years at NASA Armstrong, Center Director Bradley Flick will retire March 19. From flight systems engineer in 1986 to center director, Flick’s leadership helped advance aeronautics and expand what’s possible in flight research. Thank you, Brad, for your decades of service. 🚀 Learn more about his career: go.nasa.gov/4sTyFk2

100 years ago today, Robert Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-propellant rocket 🚀 vs. today

Only music this time is the sound of the two P&W J58 axial-flow turbojets producing a colossal combined static thrust of 65,000 Ibf! 📹: Rockinravie

@xAviation @CcibChris Those were the days

@RealAirPower1 The legend

"Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz the tower." The iconic photo of Capt. Dale "Snort" Snodgrass, buzzing USS America (CV-66) during the 1988 Dependents' Day Cruise.

With the first crewed flight of the @NASAArtemis Program on the horizon (no earlier than April 1), we sat down with @NASAAdmin Jared Isaacman to talk about the future of the Artemis Program, Moon base ambitions, lunar landers, nuclear propulsion and more. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:17 Jared Isaacman’s experience 04:05 Artemis 2 progress 05:53 “Test as you fly” 08:18 Upper stage plans for the new Artemis 3 09:31 Blue Origin and SpaceX weighing in on Artemis 3 10:40 Addressing NASA OIG concerns with SpaceX’s Starship 12:57 Plans for the NASA workforce 16:18 New announcements, coming soon… 18:42 Understanding HLS Starship 21:27 Manual piloting Starship: Yes or No? 24:06 Blue Moon Mk.2 readiness for Artemis 3 26:12 Understanding “accelerated plans” for HLS landers 27:25 Future cooperation with China in space? 29:49 NASA’s next near-impossible undertaking

@jrxcket 🧐

The resemblance is uncanny

@TheAKGuy 🇺🇸

Thank you President Trump! 🇺🇸

Back when one Apollo mission was in space and the next was already rolling to the pad. Time to start believing again.

@MountsOwen @America250 yes

Is there any chance of these being at Oshkosh for @America250?

"America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow. And, as we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return—with peace and hope for all mankind." —Gene Cernan, last words spoken on the lunar surface, Apollo 17 (1972)

China is building nuclear reactors at an unprecedented pace with as many as 10 units a year and 33 currently under construction. The US has connected just three this century. Energy independence creates grid resilience. Our national security depends on keeping pace.

@KatieMiller 💯

@TesM372 @rampcheckglobal I very much understand the ask.

@rampcheckglobal @rookisaacman can you please save one and get it flying in your fleet?

Lots of F-14 talk over the past week. The crazy dream of Iranian F-14s getting a second life on the U.S. airshow circuit—rescued by an avgeek billionaire or a well-organized GoFundMe—now appears officially dead, as it looks like they’ve all been destroyed. We captured these photos in 2004 at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, when these were recently retired U.S. Navy F-14s. Sad to think that not long after, most of these went into the shredder because of Iran.

NASA does not have a top-line problem. We receive roughly $25 billion in annual appropriations, including more than a $10 billion plus-up from President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. If that is not enough to run a lunar exploration program and do all the other things across science and discovery, then what is the right number? We don’t need to blame budgets or continuity of decision-making as the common excuse, as if a billion dollars is somehow not a billion dollars and troubled programs should perpetually stay troubled programs. NASA, like the federal government, cannot spend our way out of every problem, nor can we perpetuate bad decisions. That means not getting spread thin across too many imposed endeavors or jumping straight to the “dream state,” which is how everything becomes over budget and behind schedule. Instead, we concentrate on the needle-moving objectives, the reason NASA exists in the first place. We execute with urgency, in an iterative and safe way, and empower the workforce and our partners to get the job done. That is how we changed the world on July 20, 1969, and it is how we will do it again. Expect more from NASA and start believing again.

@Orbital_Perigee Recent history or NASA history?

Jared, What specifically makes you think Centaur V can be swapped out for EUS in under two years? I don’t get being so confident you think you could pull off two landings. History says this will take a bit.