Acing a Senate confirmation hearing on his appointment to lead NASA, Isaacman sketched out details of his masterplan to launch NASA astronauts to the Moon and Mars, and vowed to push forward the “greatest adventure in human history - the quest to discover the secrets of the universe.” Isaacman himself told me in an interview, after the Polaris Dawn mission he led last summer, that he tested out a futuristic space capsule and spacesuits to help pave the way for generations of explorers to touch down around the ancient silver craters of the Moon, and across the mysterious ruddy dunes of Mars. Jared Isaacman - who says he stands in awe of the great space-based observatories that are unlocking the astrophysical secrets of the universe - told me he has proposed to NASA that he finance and lead a special mission aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule to boost the Hubble Space Telescope into a higher, sanctuary orbit.
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Published at: 2025-04-12 19:55:53
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