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ICYMI: Uncertainty at NASA After Trump Pulls Musk Ally's Nomination

2025/6/3
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Lauren Grush: 特朗普总统撤回对Jared Isaacman的NASA局长提名，这在航天界引起了广泛关注。Isaacman先生拥有丰富的太空飞行经验，并对太空政策有独到的见解，尤其是在提高NASA的资金使用效率和改进合同流程方面。我最初认为他的提名会给NASA带来新的活力，因为他不仅是Shift4的CEO，还对太空探索充满热情。然而，特朗普政府给出的官方理由是Isaacman先生过去曾向民主党捐款，但这似乎只是表面原因。我认为更深层的原因可能与Elon Musk与白宫的关系恶化有关，因为Isaacman先生被广泛认为是Musk的盟友。此外，特朗普政府还提出了大幅削减NASA预算的计划，特别是针对太空科学项目，但会更加重视载人航天项目，例如Artemis登月计划和未来可能进行的火星载人任务。我认为这表明特朗普政府希望进一步推动太空飞行的私有化，并让NASA更多地帮助商业航天工业的发展。总的来说，我认为NASA的未来方向充满了不确定性，尤其是在缺乏一位能够充分代表白宫意愿的政治倡导者的情况下。

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President Trump withdrew Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA administrator, surprising many. Isaacman, a billionaire and close Elon Musk ally, had already received Senate committee approval. The White House cited Isaacman's past donations to Democrats as the reason, though this information was previously public.
  • Isaacman's nomination withdrawn by President Trump
  • Isaacman's past donations to Democrats cited as reason
  • Isaacman's close ties to Elon Musk and SpaceX speculated as a contributing factor

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President Donald Trump said he would name a new nominee for NASA administrator, just days before billionaire Jared Isaacman, the current pick and a close ally of Elon Musk, was to face his planned Senate confirmation vote.

It wasn’t immediately clear why Trump was dropping the nomination of Isaacman, who had already been approved by the Senate Commerce Committee. Trump posted on Truth Social that he made the decision after a “thorough review of prior associations.”

Bloomberg News Space Reporter Loren Grush details the fallout from Trump’s decision and discusses what comes next for the space agency.

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