On December 3, 2025, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a hearing to examine the re-nomination of Mr. Jared Isaacman for NASA Administrator.

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Edward J. Stanton, Jr. has over 35 years of aerospace industry and governmental leadership experience spanning multiple space exploration programs, satellite and space-based asset utilization, systems engineering and integration, commercial domestic and...