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Is Elon Musk in the room with us now?

Trump’s pick to lead NASA, Jared Isaacman, found it strangely difficult to tell his Senate confirmation hearing whether Elon Musk was part of his job interview or not. That’s odd, because he must have met Musk — Isaacman funded, and flew on, two private spaceflights using Musk’s SpaceX craft.

Isaacman says Mars will be NASA’s new priority if he’s in charge. Strangely enough, that’s where SpaceX is putting its money too.

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