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Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space! To the shock of no one, ever, NASA announced that the next Artemis mission is delayed to no earlier than

I’ll admit that I was a bit surprised this week when I learned that incoming President Donald Trump is nominating entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to the role of NASA Administrator. The NASA Administrator oversees a $25 billion budget and a workforce of more than 18,000 people — as well as guiding major scientific initiatives that help us understand climate change, the solar system, and so much more. I took a stab at trying to understand how Isaacman — who is not a political figure, and has never held public office — would lead the space agency through what could end up being one of the most consequential periods in NASA history.

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