Streamlining NASA: Lessons from Jared Isaacman and SpaceX Innovation
Explore Jared Isaacman's vision for NASA, emphasizing urgency and simplicity inspired by SpaceX, and its impact on NASA, Boeing, and ERP projects in higher education.
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Timothy Chester
I followed Jared Isaacman’s second confirmation hearing to lead NASA with interest. Senators pressed him on his plan to streamline NASA and move faster, a vision shaped by his SpaceX experience rather than traditional government service. His message was simple. Focus on what matters. Remove what does not. Act with urgency.
Timothy Chester
Some time earlier, I saw the results of that philosophy. I joined a Teams call in a remote location using SpaceX’s Starlink. No lag. No buffering. It felt like sitting in my office. That kind of innovation comes from an organization that has stripped away complexity and built around first principles.
Timothy Chester
Isaacman comes from that world. NASA does not. In today’s Dispatch, we contrast NASA and Boeing’s Space Launch System with SpaceX. The goal is simple: surface the principles of work simplification and lean, austere innovation, and point to why they matter for ERP projects, especially given the sometimes harsh political realities of higher education.