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Prediction Open · timeframe May 2031
Isaacman: NASA astronauts will build President Trump's moon base
“When we return to the moon, America will not look down on the prime lunar real estate while our rivals occupy it. NASA astronauts will be on the surface, building President Trump's moon base, and we will realize the scientific, economic, and national security …”
Jared Isaacman May 6, 2026 ▶ 6:38 NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and The Race to The Moon | Jared Isaacman on The a16z Show
Prediction Open · timeframe Jan 2029
Isaacman: NASA will return to Moon before end of Trump's term
“NASA has stated we will achieve the national imperative to return, ah, to the moon and establish an enduring presence before the end of President Trump's term.”
Jared Isaacman May 6, 2026 ▶ 4:07 NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and The Race to The Moon | Jared Isaacman on The a16z Show
Prediction Open · timeframe May 2031
Isaacman: NASA will launch moon rockets every few months, not years
“We are gonna get back into the habit of launching moon rockets in months, not years.”
Jared Isaacman May 6, 2026 ▶ 10:24 NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and The Race to The Moon | Jared Isaacman on The a16z Show
Prediction Held up
Isaacman: NASA targeting new SLS mission in 2027 and lunar landings in 2028
“We are standardizing the SLS rocket, increasing launch cadence from years to months. We're inserting a new mission in 20, 27 to buy down risk and increase confidence for lunar landing attempts in 20, 28.”
Jared Isaacman May 6, 2026 ▶ 5:05 NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and The Race to The Moon | Jared Isaacman on The a16z Show
Prediction Open · timeframe May 2029
Isaacman: NASA to embed engineers at contractors and demand monthly CEO briefings
“We are going to embed responsible engineers in every one of the prime contractors, every one of the subcontractors that has components on the critical path. CEOs of these companies are going to brief me every 30 days on how they're going to meet our timelines”
Jared Isaacman May 6, 2026 ▶ 16:31 NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and The Race to The Moon | Jared Isaacman on The a16z Show
Prediction Open · timeframe May 2031
Isaacman: NASA will maintain SLS rocket through at least Artemis V or VI
“We've got Artemis through at least, or SLS through at least Artemis five or six. We're gonna make the most of it, and then we will continue to evolve our, ah, our architecture until we are watching, ah, NASA astronauts going to and from the moon measured in mo…”
Jared Isaacman May 6, 2026 ▶ 17:24 NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and The Race to The Moon | Jared Isaacman on The a16z Show
Prediction Open · timeframe Jan 2029
Isaacman: US Will Deploy Nuclear Power in Space Before Term Ends
“I promised him America will get underway in space on nuclear power before the end of his term.”
Jared Isaacman May 6, 2026 ▶ 22:16 NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and The Race to The Moon | Jared Isaacman on The a16z Show
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Isaacman: Astronauts Will Land on Mars Within Our Lifetime
“And, look, I think, like, we're gonna see astronauts on Mars in our lifetime.”
Jared Isaacman May 6, 2026 ▶ 22:46 NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and The Race to The Moon | Jared Isaacman on The a16z Show
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Isaacman: Mars soil samples would reveal direct evidence of past microbial life
“I would say that if we went and brought the samples back from Mars which is a program that people have been asking about for a while, was canceled in the last administration because it was super expensive I think the odds are extremely good you'd have direct e…”
Jared Isaacman May 6, 2026 ▶ 26:26 NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and The Race to The Moon | Jared Isaacman on The a16z Show
Prediction Held up
Isaacman: Artemis II mission will launch around the Moon in coming weeks
“In the weeks ahead, America will send the brave Artemis II astronauts potentially farther into space than any humans have ever traveled in generations flying around the moon on a ten-day mission to test the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft befor…”
Jared Isaacman May 6, 2026 ▶ 1:15 NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and The Race to The Moon | Jared Isaacman on The a16z Show
Prediction Open · timeframe Dec 2028
Isaacman: NASA will launch nuclear-powered octocopter to Titan in 2028
“You've got a octocopter, nuclear-powered octocopter that we're launching to Titan in twenty-twenty-eight searching for life.”
Jared Isaacman May 6, 2026 ▶ 27:33 NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and The Race to The Moon | Jared Isaacman on The a16z Show
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