HUNTSVILLE — Jared Isaacman, the new NASA administrator, plans to donate his salary to U.S. Space Camp.
The billionaire entrepreneur was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on a 67-30 vote Wednesday. He was previously nominated by President Trump in January but the president pulled his nomination in late May before renominating Isaacman last month.
In a post on X, Isaacman said he is donating his $221,900 salary as administrator to the Huntsville-based Space Camp “to help prepare the pioneers of tomorrow.”
Well it is official now..
I want to again express my sincere appreciation to President Donald J. Trump @POTUS for nominating me to lead NASA, and to the United States Senate–and Chairman Cruz @tedcruz – for their diligence and fairness throughout the confirmation process. I am… pic.twitter.com/T4weWTKUfG
— Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) December 18, 2025
Isaacman, who attended the Space & Rocket Center’s Aviation Challenge program when he was 12, has made gifts totalling $25 million to the center’s Inspiration4 Skills Training Complex, currently under construction, and seed money for a fourth dormitory for Space Camp students.
“We are deeply moved by our friend Jared Isaacman’s generous donation of his salary as NASA’s new Administrator to Space Camp,” the Space & Rocket Center posted on Facebook. “Jared is our dear friend, and his journey started on our campus at Aviation Challenge.
