Source: International Business Times
Jared Isaacman, an e-payments billionaire, is a close ally of Elon Musk who has flown to space twice with SpaceX as a private astronaut AFP NASA will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the US space agency said Wednesday, shifting focus beyond a long-planned return to the Moon -- but insisting both were achievable. Though NASA's "Artemis" Moon mission was announced in Trump's first term, he has since openly mused about heading straight to Mars, prompting concerns that China or others could fill the gap on the lunar surface. The notion has gained traction as Elon Musk -- the world's richest person and SpaceX chief who has long eyed a human mission to Mars -- became a key Trump ally and advisor.
