NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Reveals What He Does With His Rs 2 Crore Salary & Personal Fighter Jet

A NASA administrator draws an annual salary of $221,900 which is nearly INR 20,137,084.63, or two crore rupees (for the numerically challenged). For the newly appointed NASA chief 42-year-old billionaire entrepreneur and commercial astronaut with considerable experience as a pilot, Jared Isaacman, the government salary could be an additional perk for managing the world's best space agency by a long shot! On the very day of his appointment, President Trump expedited the Lunar mission and announced a nuclear reactor on the lunar surface by executive orders. He also oversaw the very first medical evacuation of NASA astronauts yesterday. Even as the timeline of Artemis II’s launch has been rescheduled to as early as February 6, Jared Isaacman visited the the employees at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and ordered 6,000 Krispy Kreme donuts and coffee for each of them. NASA employees at the Kennedy Space Center weren’t deprived of the coffee donut treat by their new boss. A great deal of NASA’s future depends on the work happening at @NASA_Marshall Marshall plays a critical role in NASA’s efforts in nuclear power and nuclear propulsion, working alongside other centers across the agency. These capabilities are essential to sustained operations on... pic.twitter.com/MgWV9yLEhY - NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) January 15, 2026 The rumors are true... @NASAAdmin loves donuts and coffee 🍩🚀 Our administrator wanted to personally order 6,000 donuts for the workforce at @NASA_Marshall , since @NASA has a history of making a lot of things happen on black coffee. Teams in Huntsville and Decatur worked... pic.twitter.com/suIh7c6XWr - Bethany Stevens (@NASASpox) January 15, 2026 ☕️ & 🍩 https://t.co/wEhP5ID0QL pic.twitter.com/IRM8scrRaA - John Kraus (@johnkrausphotos) January 14, 2026 Out at @NASAKennedy , meeting with the workforce where America reaches for the stars. This is the team preparing to fly two human spaceflight missions in parallel, Artemis II and Crew-12, while advancing commercial access to space, building the orbital economy, and launching more... pic.twitter.com/ijnDGD90Wd - NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) January 14, 2026 Replying to a few comments on social media whether he uses the NASA jet as an administrator, Jared Isaacman quipped, I fly my own aircraft, cover all my own expenses, He added, I will never have taxpayers incur a dollar of expense for me to serve as Administrator at NASA. This includes donating the use of my aircraft for workforce incentive flights and inspiration. So what does he do with his government salary? Isaacman revealed donate my salary to Space Camp. I fly my own aircraft, cover all my own expenses, and donate my salary to Space Camp. To the limits of the law, I will never have taxpayers incur a dollar of expense for me to serve as Administrator at NASA. This includes donating the use of my aircraft for workforce incentive... - Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) January 15, 2026 I will work to earn the honor each day. - NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) January 15, 2026 See Also: Jared Isaacman, A Billionaire Commercial Astronaut And Musk Ally...

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