Trump officially nominated Isaacman, a billionaire private astronaut to lead NASA, shortly after taking office.

Isaacman is Trump’s pick for NASA administrator, marking a major shift for the space agency. The hearing starts today at 10:00 a.m. ET.

As of April 2025, Jared Isaacman's net worth is estimated at $1.3 billion. According to Forbes, this makes him the 2,416th richest billionaire in the world in 2025.

A billionaire tech CEO and private astronaut, Jared Isaacman, is set to face questions at a US Senate hearing about a rumored shifts in focus from the moon to Mars.

Should the Senate confirm him, Isaacman will be the first billionaire – but not the first astronaut – to head NASA. Perhaps even more significant, he will be the first NASA administrator with significant ties to the commercial space industry.

Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, Donald Trump's pick to be the next NASA chief, shares the president's ambitious Mars goals.

President Donald Trump's NASA administrator nominee, Jared Isaacman, testified before the Senate that SpaceX works for NASA, "not the other way around."

The Trump administration’s nominee to lead NASA will face a confirmation hearing in the Senate on Wednesday. Jared Isaacman is an entrepreneur and commercial astronaut whose ideas for the agency include prioritizing landing humans on Mars and returning to the moon to establish a long-term presence.

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead NASA, entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, will face questions from senators on Wednesday about on how to balance Trump's focus on reaching Mars with the U.S. space agency's flagship moon program.