Jared Isaacman, the new NASA administrator, joins CBS News to discuss his plans for the agency and his long path to confirmation.

Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination in May, citing the billionaire's donations to Democrats and ties to Elon Musk. He was renominated last month and confirmed by a 67-30 Senate vote on Wednesday.

Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, a private astronaut who has flown with SpaceX, is now set to run NASA, capping a remarkable rise from payments executive to the most powerful job in American civil space policy.

Meet Jared Isaacman, billionaire astronaut and NASA’s next leader. Discover his journey from tech entrepreneur to private spaceflight pioneer, and what his unconventional nomination means for NASA’s bold future.

President Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination for NASA administrator in April, before nominating him again in November.

NASA’s 15th administrator Jared Isaacman discusses President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at advancing America’s space policy on ‘The Will Cain Show.’

The amateur jet pilot will be the first NASA administrator in decades to come directly from outside government.

Isaacman was first nominated for the role year ago, but President Trump withdrew his nomination months later. Then Trump renominated Isaacman last month.