Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump's pick to lead NASA

Jared Isaacman, CEO and founder of a credit card-processing company, has been a close collaborator with Elon Musk ever since buying his first chartered flight with SpaceX.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 1 month ago

First Look -- As Boeing falters, can SpaceX go where six far-reaching Apollo missions went before? -- The SpaceX rocket, blasting off early Sept. 10, will take astronauts farther than any other since 1972, when Apollo 17 completed the final NASA mission. The third day will bring the first privately funded spacewalk.

Christian Science Monitor - Science - 4 months ago