The US Senate will hold a hearing to consider billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman’s new nomination for head of NASA today (December 3), and you can watch the action live.
It will be broadcast live committee website and on YouTube. Space.com will also stream the feed, if (as expected) it becomes available.
This will be the second hearing of its kind for Jared Isaacmana private astronaut who has financed and commanded two SpaceX Missions to Earth orbit.
The first occurred in April and seemed to go well, setting Isaacman up for confirmation in early June. But on May 31, the president donald trump abruptly withdrew his nomination, citing Isaacman’s past donations to Democratic political candidates and concerns about his relationship with the SpaceX boss. Elon Musk. (That relationship is purely professional and would not affect his activities as head of NASA, according to Isaacman.)
If Isaacman, the founder of payment processing company Shift4, is confirmed by the Senate, he will take the reins of Sean Duffy who currently serves as the agency’s interim administrator. Duffy is a former reality TV star who is also head of the Department of Transportation.
Isaacman won’t be the only person appearing before the committee on Wednesday. Senators will also consider the nomination of Steven Haines as Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis.
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