President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is once again nominating billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, months after he abruptly pulled Isaacman’s name from consideration in May.

After a thorough review of prior associations, I am hereby withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman to head NASA,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I will soon announce a new Nominee who will be Mission aligned,

Trump said Jared Isaacman's astronaut experience and dedication to "advancing the new space economy make him suited to lead NASA into a bold new era."

Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.

A month after Trump withdrew his nomination, Isaacman donated $1 million to a MAGA political action committee and made several smaller contributions to the Republican National Committee, according to the Federal Election Commission. By September, he was back in the White House for a dinner with tech industry leaders.

Jared Isaacman, a billionaire who has been to space on two privately-funded ventures, is once again President Trump's frontrunner to lead NASA.

President Donald Trump’s NASA pick Jared Isaacman has proposed to launch an uncrewed mission to Mars as early as next year, echoing the administration’s vision. Privately, he has cited Elon Musk’s SpaceX as one company that could do the job,