Billionaire NASA chief who’s been to space twice says critics of billionaire space travel are ‘outright wrong’

Jared Isaacman spoke out as Artemis II became the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years.

Transcript: NASA's Jared Isaacman on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 5, 2026

The following is the full transcript of an interview with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 5, 2026.

NASA boss says odds are ‘pretty high’ that aliens are real

During a recent televised interview, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the chances of discovering extraterrestrial life are “pretty high. ” Speaking to Jake Tapper, Isaacman emphasized that

Isaacman aims to reinvigorate NASA’s image, starting with the moon

The space agency is preparing to launch its highest-stakes mission in decades, carrying astronauts deeper into space than ever before.

NASA administrator defends Trump’s proposed budget cuts

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Sunday backed the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts to his agency, as the Artemis II mission continues. “Yes, of course I do,” Isaacman said on CNN’s “State of the Union,

Sen. Jerry Moran & NASA administrator mark Artemis II mission, celebrate space travel at Hutchinson’s Cosmosphere

NASA administrator Jared Isaacman visited the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, and he wasn’t alone.

Jared Isaacman

Following reports that closing the agency’s largest research library would result in the loss of precious scientific and historic materials, Jared Isaacman wants to set the record straight. “One way or another,

Moon mission astronauts ‘doing great’ and spacecraft performing well, Nasa chief says

The Artemis II astronauts will begin the mission on Nasa’s rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). It is the most powerful rocket the US space agency has ever built.