Jared Isaacman
Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jared Taylor Isaacman was born in February 1983 in Summit, New Jersey. He attended Space Camp as a child and launched his first business while he was in high school. He received an undergraduate degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The university gave him an honorary doctorate in 2024.
Isaacman founded a point-of-sale company and served as its CEO. He co-founded a Florida-based defense aerospace company that owns the largest private fleet of fighter jets and trains military pilots.
Isaacman co-founded a jet team that performs at air shows. He has logged more than 8,000 flight hours and is flight-qualified in several military jets. He set a world record for circumnavigating the globe in a light jet in 2009. He commanded the first all-civilian spaceflight in 2021 and became the first private citizen to conduct a spacewalk in 2024.
President Donald Trump nominated him as the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in December 2024, but withdrew the nomination in May. President Trump renominated Isaacman in November 2025, and the Senate confirmed him in December. He assumed office the day following his confirmation.
He is married to Monica, and they have two children. He is non-observant Jewish.
In the News…
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman discussed preparations for the Artemis III mission and future plans for exploring space, including landing on the moon.
Administrator Isaacman said, “This is the Artemis generation that can grow up, they can be astronauts, they can go to the Moon base, they don’t want to go to the Moon, they can work in mission control.”
“You’re gonna see SLS launch, you’re gonna see Starship launch, you’re gonna see Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch,” the NASA administrator continued. “The three most powerful rockets in the world, they’re gonna converge for what will probably be a 10- to 14-day-long mission, test out the Orion spacecraft with our landers, feel really good for 2028 when we send our astronauts back to the Moon.”
“2028 is our target year,” Mr. Isaacman added. “We intend to build the Moon base on the lunar South Pole… We have the resources to return to the Moon, to build a Moon base, to get underway on nuclear power so we can take that next giant leap to Mars and ensure we never give up our capabilities again.”
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The Honorable Jared Isaacman, Administrator
NASA Headquarters
300 E Street SW
Washington, DC 20546
