NASA chief nominee says he won’t allow Musk to influence space agency as sights set on Mars, moon

Published April 9, 2025 5:25pm ET



During a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump‘s pick for NASA administrator, said he would not allow Elon Musk to influence his work as head of the space agency.

Isaacman testified before the Senate Commerce Committee that he would not allow Musk, the SpaceX CEO who has helmed Department of Government Efficiency efforts in the White House, to exert control or outsize influence over the space agency.

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