WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Katie Britt plans to keep a close eye on what the nominee to lead NASA, Jared Isaacman, says about the future of critical Alabama space programs, like the Space Launch System, during his second confirmation hearing today.

President Donald Trump renominated Isaacman, a tech billionaire, to be the NASA administrator in November after he withdrew his nomination in late May over his “prior associations.” Issaacman also has close ties with SpaceX founder Elon Musk. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been serving as the acting NASA administrator.

Alabama’s junior senator had an hour-long meeting with Isaacman a couple of weeks ago to address her “great concern” with the nominee’s proposed plans that could jeopardize Marshall Space Flight Center’s missions, she told

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