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Somerset County Billionaire High School Dropout Tapped By Trump To Lead NASA Somerset County Billionaire High School Dropout Tapped By Trump To Lead NASA
Somerset County Billionaire High School Dropout Tapped By Trump To Lead NASA Jared Isaacman, a North Jersey high school dropout who founded a billion-dollar company, has been nominated to be the new administrator of NASA. President-elect Donald Trump announced Isaacman's nomination in a post on his Truth Social account. "Jared will drive NASA’s mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for groundbreaking achievements in space science, technology, and exploration," Trump wrote. " Over the past 25 years, as the Founder and CEO of Shift4, Jared has demonstrated exceptional leadership, building a trailblazing global financial technology company. Jared’s pass…
Ridge HS Dropout, Tech Billionaire Leading SpaceX Mission 'Polaris Dawn' Ridge HS Dropout, Tech Billionaire Leading SpaceX Mission 'Polaris Dawn'
Ridge HS Dropout, Tech Billionaire Leading SpaceX Mission 'Polaris Dawn' A high school dropout from New Jersey who owns a multi-billion-dollar Pennsylvania tech firm is making history, again. Jared Isaacman, 41, the CEO of Shift4 Payments in Allentown, PA is the mission commander of SpaceX's mission Polaris Dawn, which launched into space on Tuesday morning, Sept. 10. Alongside Isaacman are Retired US Air Force Lt. Col Scott "Kidd" Potee, and two SpaceX specialists, Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis. You can read more about the mission on the SpaceX website here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Po…