Overview
- Jared Isaacman made the pledge in one of his first interviews since winning Senate confirmation last week, telling CNBC the lunar push aligns with the president’s priorities.
- He said near-term steps include the Artemis II crewed test flight, to be followed by Artemis III, for which SpaceX is developing the Human Landing System.
- NASA continues partnerships with SpaceX, Blue Origin and Boeing, with advanced heavy-lift rockets and on‑orbit cryogenic propellant transfer cited as enablers of more frequent, lower‑cost lunar missions.
- He outlined longer-range concepts such as lunar infrastructure and space data centers, potential Helium‑3 resource extraction, a moon base, and investments in nuclear power and space nuclear propulsion.
- Coverage links the accelerated posture to a recent White House executive order and to this year’s reported $9.9 billion NASA allocation.