President Donald Trump has renominated Jared Isaacman to run NASA after pulling his prior nomination months ago due to what the president called a "thorough review of prior associations."

"Jared's passion for Space, astronaut experience, and dedication to pushing the boundaries of exploration, unlocking the mysteries of the universe, and advancing the new Space economy, make him ideally suited to lead NASA into a bold new Era," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday.

Isaacman, who is friends with Tesla CEO Elon Musk , was originally picked to lead NASA in December, before Trump had even taken office. Isaacman is a billionaire who founded payments company Shift4 and has led two private spaceflights .

But Trump pulled the nomination in late May after a spat b

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