According to Cointelegraph, US President-elect Trump announced the nomination of billionaire fintech CEO Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator, pending approval by Congress.
Isaacman is the CEO of Shift4, which processes more than $260 billion in transactions per year. He has close ties to Elon Musk and SpaceX and has worked on the Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn space missions.
Isaacman has extensive flying experience, having been a member of an aerobatic team and founded defense aviation company Draken International.
Trump also plans to nominate former SEC commissioner Paul Atkins as SEC chairman and is considering candidates for other government positions.