Trump once again nominates tech space traveler Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator

After all, President Donald Trump is nominating Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator. The announcement comes five months after Trump withdrew the tech billionaire’s nomination, initially announced during the presidential transition, due to concerns about Isaacman’s political leanings. Over the summer, Trump said he was surprised to learn that Isaacman was a “blue-blood Democrat, who had never contributed to a Republican before.” Trump made no mention of his previous decision to nominate and then remove Isaacman in his Tuesday evening announcement. Isaacman is close to tech entrepreneur Elon Musk. The president and Musk, a former Trump adviser, fell out publicly earlier this year but are now on better terms.