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Elon Musk Gets His Mini-Me at NASA

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Jared Isaacman , 41 , is a billionaire entrepreneur, private astronaut, and pilot.

He is a pal and an extreme admirer of Elon Musk’s .

In some ways, Isaacman is Musk 's Mini-Me.

He will need to drive NASA hard if he wants to keep his new boss happy.

Isaacman clearly wants to be part of the larger enterprise of space exploration for a long time to come, but Trump is scheduled to be in office only until 2029 . Musk doesn’t have term limits; he will likely be the largest provider of launch services long after that. If anything, this pick only confirms that Musk , rather than any government official, is now the big boss in space. Isaacman will know that going in..