Financial technology billionaire Jared Isaacman appeared to suggest President Donald Trump withdrew his nomination to run NASA due to his close ties to Elon Musk amid the SpaceX chief executive officer’s falling out in Washington.

Jared Isaacman made clear he believes his nomination to be administrator of NASA was pulled by the White House because of his ties to Elon Musk.

Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s former nominee for NASA administrator, said Wednesday the reason for his pulled nomination may have been made over his ties to Elon Musk,

Choices made by the Trump administration and Congress in coming months will likely shape what NASA will look like in the years to come. Until then, NASA, like many government organizations, faces a period of uncertainty.

When the Trump administration released a preview of its budget proposal in early May, it was clear that NASA was facing significant cuts.

The aerospace community was caught off guard this week by President Trump’s withdrawal of tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman’s NASA nomination. Announced days before the Senate’s likely confirmation of Isaacman,