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Jared Isaacman: What went wrong at NASA | The All-In Interview

Jun 04, 20251 hr 1 min
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Summary

Jared Isaacman, entrepreneur and astronaut, discusses his unexpected nomination and withdrawal as NASA Administrator. He shares his background, space missions, relationship with Elon Musk, and candid views on NASA's bureaucracy, budget challenges, the space race with China, and how to improve government efficiency and America's competitiveness in space.

Episode description

(0:00) David Friedberg welcomes Jared Isaacman

(1:10) Jared's background: billion-dollar founder, pilot, commercial astronaut

(7:15) Relationship with Elon Musk, road to becoming a commercial astronaut

(16:37) Becoming Trump's nominee to lead NASA, the major issues at NASA and his plan to fix things

(31:52) Breaking down NASA's proposed budget cuts, the space race against China, private vs public space industry

(48:31) The truth behind Jared's nomination being withdrawn by President Trump

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Referenced in the show:

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114605559474286180

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pv01sSq44w

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1439412791815950336

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaJmUUtr2SI

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