Haven’t read yet, but here‘s Eric Berger’s take.

Mine?

He has to be confirmed. He shouldn’t have dodged the question about whether Elon was present, though. It needlessly made him look evasive, and he’s not going to get Markey’s vote regardless of how he answered the question. He clearly separated himself from Elon on both the Moon and ISS.

[Update a few minutes later]

Here’s his opening statement:

The NASA Administrator we desperately need. ☑️🚀 https://t.co/bL1zf4J2DH

— Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) April 9, 2025

[Saturday-morning update]

Thoughts from Jim Meigs, who quotes Yours Truly based on a DM exchange on X:

Note the tense. He says he currently believes that. He didn’t say “I do and always will believe” that. That is, he left space to change his mind given new information (such as that I will provide in the upcoming Reason study), without perjuring himself to the Senate.

“Republican senator Jerry Moran of Kansas asked whether Isaacman was fully committed to this plan. ‘This is the current plan,’ Isaacman replied. ‘I do believe it is the best and fastest way to get there.’ Underscoring his support, Isaacman had invited the four Artemis II astronauts to attend the hearing with him.”

It’s hard to believe, and frustrating to realize, on the 64th anniversary of the first man in orbit, that space policy remains such a mess.

[Bumped]