After a rudderless year and an class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/science/space/nasa-may-lose-close-to-4000-employees-after-latest-deferred-resignation-round-204452249.html” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:exodus of around 4,000 employees;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>exodus of around 4,000 employees due to Trump administration cuts, NASA got what may be its first piece of good news recently. On December 17, the Senate class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/science/space/jared-isaacman-is-nasas-new-leader-220833691.html” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:confirmed billionaire Jared Isaacman;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>confirmed billionaire Jared Isaacman as the agency’s new administrator. He now holds the power to rehabilitate a battered engine of scientific research, or steer it towards even more disruption.
Considering the caliber of President Trump’s other appointees, Isaacman is probably the best candidate for the job. Outside of…
