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Jared Isaacman do more with less stance and program cuts debate

April 3, 2026Ozan Bellik, SLS

Ozan Bellik and others argue Jared Isaacman has long pushed NASA to do more with less, and that proposed program endings and budget reductions align with that view, fueling debate over priorities and cancellations.

NASA administrator before and after he was the NASA administrator: "We should cancel wasteful programs and do more with less."
NASA: Proposes ending programs the administration deems wasteful, reducing the budget while asking for more money for a few priorities.
A reminder that @rookisaacman has been very consistent about saying NASA could do more with less, both before and after his nomination.
No, he's not a hostage, and no, this should not come as a surprise to anyone who has paid attention to what he's been saying for years and NASA programs.
Issacman is forced to glaze this shit and it ain't right, how are you gonna have NASA's biggest mission in over half a century, drawing more public interest than NASA has had in DECADES and still be like "yeah we gotta kill it"
Ozan Bellik
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