Jared Isaacman breaks down NASA’s Moon-to-Mars plan

Artemis II has launched around the moon. Now, NASA has its sights set on Mars. NASA administrator and billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman sat down with Dasha Burns at Kennedy Space Center to talk about NASA’s ambitious plans to build a moon base, sending humans to Mars, his relationship with Elon Musk and why we could all have 3D-printed spare livers in our fridge someday. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 1:55 Artemis II 7:20 Moon base plans 13:19 Budget concerns 17:58 Space race with China 21:32 NASA's plans to send humans to Mars 26:19 NASA's public/private partnerships 30:16 Isacman's confirmation process and relationship with Elon Musk 33:29 Orbital economy 37:00 Reax to criticism of ultrawealthy space travel 38:37 Are we alone in the universe? ----------------------------------------- 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/