{"id":244273,"date":"2026-09-20T05:05:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T10:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/nasa-chief-how-to-reach-another-star-system-jared-isaacman"},"modified":"2026-09-20T05:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T10:05:06","slug":"nasa-chief-how-to-reach-another-star-system-jared-isaacman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/nasa-chief-how-to-reach-another-star-system-jared-isaacman","title":{"rendered":"NASA Chief: How To Reach Another Star System | Jared Isaacman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7_ci-2zoMH8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman discusses the high-stakes race to put astronauts on the Moon by 2029, competing with China\u2019s lunar timeline. 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