Isaacman Defends Proposed NASA Budget After Bipartisan Criticism

The NASA administrator expressed confidence that his agency had room for optimization to deliver even more for the American taxpayers.

Jared Isaacman, NASA administrator, attends President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address during his second presidential term, in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee on April 22 that whether or not Congress decides to accept the Trump administration’s proposed budget, the space agency could be doing a lot more with the money it is given.

“NASA’s proposed budget is still greater than every other space agency science budget in the world combined,” he said.