NASA’s backs on Isaacman: Trump Silura Musk’s friend. And the landing on Mars goes away

When Elon Musk left the White House, Mars also moved away from the earth: Donald Trump torpedoed the direction of Nasa Jared Isaacman, the man who, on the return of man to the moon, much preferred the conquest of the red planet so dear to Mr. Tesla-Pace X.
Never candidacy for the direction of the space agency had been so early. Already one month after the victory at the polls, the president-Eletto had announced the choice of Musk’s friend to make America again even in space again. And now he has restored it, a few days after the definitive approval of the Senate e A few hours after the end (more or less consensual) of the partnership with the richest man in the world.

The reasons for the revocation

The other day Trump had assured that Musk would remain his consultant. In the face: twenty -four hours later he wrote on the social truth that Isaacman is no longer in his graces. « I’ll name another soon. » The reason for the gearbox? According to sources of the New York Times It would be the financial support that the entrepreneur with a one billion heritage passes by dollars (in 1999, at the age of 16, he founded the financial company then called Shift4 Payments) has granted politicians of the Democratic Party (including the Astronauto-Senator of the Arizona Mark Kelly). On Truth the president wrote only that the decision matured after « a review of the relationships » that the nominated has had over the years.

Musk’s disappointment

And did the paladins of the White House put us so much to find out? And is it so important? Does not escape many commentators the coincidence with the farewell of Musk. That in fact with a sibylline and sudden message he immediately commented on the sylliteration of the friend-collaulator (Military jet pilot, graduate in Aeronautica, first private citizen to command a spacecraft reaching 1,400 kilometers from the earth’s surface): « It is rare to find someone so competent and in good heart »the master of X wrote about Isaacman about his own social network.

Alternative candidates

Not a direct attack on the president, but yet another message in which the disappointment of ex -friend Elon transpires for the president’s moves.
Who will guide the 18,000 NASA employees, whose budget the White House would like to cut by a quarter in 2026? According to the Guardian The name of a former retired ex -general general, Steven Kwast, great supporter of Trump and the militarization of space circulates. The selection-approval process starts from the head e will probably take months before NASA has a new director (With the advent of Trump the former senator and astronaut Bill Nelson had resigned and the White House appointed Janet Petro temporary administrator). All this while the other world powers (from China to India) are investing money and energy to put their feet in space.

The conflict of interest

Isaacsman kindly responded to the torpedoing, however, thanking Trump. Doubts about the tight ties with Elon Muskmaster of Space X who has business relations with NASA, had already emerged for some time. Like the perplexities about the desired downsizing of the return projects to the Moon, on Cu La Nasa has invested billions. With or without Musk behind the scenes of the agency, Mars should remain among the long -term destinations of NASA. But the crowding of rivals in the space closest to the earth will lead to a rebalancing of the objectives. Musk detached himself from Trump. AND The conquest of the red planet is also further away.