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🌑 Did America just lose the Moon?

🌑 Did America just lose the Moon?

The shocking exit of NASA nominee Jared Isaacman is a bad omen

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Jun 02, 2025
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A Trip to the Moon – Scifist.

My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers,

I fear the American space program just suffered a nasty self-inflicted wound, courtesy of President Trump. One might even call it an act of lunacy. The withdrawal of billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman's nomination to lead NASA may reveal a deep rot: Palace intrigue is riding roughshod over strategic vision — that, just as America faces its most consequential space challenge since the Cold War.

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