NASA FINALLY—AND WE REALLY DO MEAN IT THIS TIME—HAS A FULL-TIME LEADER

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Jared Isaacman, at 42 years old, is the youngest person to lead NASA. The agency has faced an extraordinarily difficult year. About 20% of the agency employees took buyouts or early retirements thanks to the Department of Government Efficiency. NASA is locked into a high-stakes race with China to return humans to the Moon, but the agency has to deal with an administration that sought to cut its budget by 24%.