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.

Axar.az informs, citing NBC news, "Jared’s passion for Space, astronaut experience, and dedication to pushing the boundaries of exploration, unlocking the mysteries of the universe, and advancing the new Space economy, make him ideally suited to lead NASA into a bold new Era," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

If confirmed, Isaacman would take over the leadership of NASA from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who has been serving as the space agency’s interim administrator since July.

Isaacman, 42, is seen as a relative outsider to lead the space agency. The founder and CEO of the payment processing company Shift4, Isaacman has never worked at NASA or in the federal government.

He has, however, flown to space twice on commercial SpaceX missions. Isaacman funded both of those spaceflights himself, for an undisclosed sum.

Trump originally announced Isaacman as his pick in December 2024. But five months later, he pulled the nomination after what he described as “a thorough review of prior associations.” Trump did not provide details, but some Republicans had raised concerns that Isaacman had previously donated to Democrats.

Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, was once a close Trump ally and heavily backed Isaacman when Trump first nominated him. Trump’s decision to pull that nomination coincided with a public, ugly feud between Musk and the president.

This time around, Trump’s announcement that Isaacman has been renominated came two weeks after Musk attacked Duffy on X, the social media platform Musk owns.

The interim NASA administrator provoked Musk’s ire when he announced that the agency would open up a contract that SpaceX currently holds to build a moon lander, allowing bids from rival companies.

SpaceX was awarded a $2.9 billion contract in 2021 to use its Starship rocket system to land two astronauts on the lunar surface for NASA’s Artemis III mission, which is scheduled to launch in 2027. But Duffy said that SpaceX has fallen behind and the government intends to foster competition.

Musk took to X to voice his displeasure at Duffy’s statements, calling him “Sean Dummy” and saying the acting administrator is “trying to kill NASA.”