NASA chief: Criticism of billionaire space tourism is ‘wrong'

NASA administrator and billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman – who has flown to space twice on SpaceX missions – says that criticism about civilian space travel for the ultra-wealthy is “outright wrong and ill-informed and going for headlines, and it’s such a bad take.” “I'm grateful for folks like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson that have put their resources on the line for a capability for the good of all humankind,” he told Dasha Burns on “The Conversation.” ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgjtvMmHXbutALaw9XzRkAg?view_as=subscriber Check out our video catalog: https://www.politico.com/video Follow POLITICO here: ➤ X: https://x.com/politico/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/politico/ ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/politico/