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Exclusive | NASA chief Jared Isaacman tells ‘Pod Force One’ about his NIMBY solution to data center backlash

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 489 words · By Josh Christenson
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NASA chief Jared Isaacman tells ‘Pod Force One’ about his NIMBY solution to data center backlash See more of our coverage in your search results.

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NASA chief Jared Isaacman tells ‘Pod Force One’ about his NIMBY solution to data center backlash See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has floated a futuristic solution to the furious public debate in America over data center construction: Just put it in outer space.

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Isaacman, who has helmed the space agency since December 2025, said on Wednesday’s episode of “Pod Force One” that placing the data centers in space could allow for them “to draw on the free solar power” from fusion reactors that would also be operable…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, False Cause, Manufactured Consensus: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In 2024, Isaacman was part of SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew that conducted the first private spacewalk.”
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No evidence was provided in the gathered results to evaluate this specific claim.
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Claim 2: “More than 1,500 data centers were in construction nationwide as of this year, of which around two-thirds are planned for rural locations, according to the Pew Research Center.”
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Two independent web sources confirm that more than 1,500 data centers are planned/in development nationwide and that the majority/many are targeted at rural communities, attributing this to Pew Research Center data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — With about 4% of the world's population, the United States is the third most populous country (after India and China), and the most populous in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere. Its estimated p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The degree of religiosity in the population of the United States can be compared to that in other countries and compared state-by-state, based on individual self-assessment and polling data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an overview of religion by country or territory in 2020 according to a 2025 Pew Research Center report. The article Religious information by country gives information from The World Factbook o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religions_by_country
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Claim 3: “Just 30% of US voters are in favor of constructing data centers in their region to support artificial intelligence, whereas 70% of voters oppose them [according to a new Fox News voter poll in July].”
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Two independent web sources (Fox News and a report by Harry Enten) confirm the poll results: 30% favor and 70% oppose building AI data centers in their area.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and dec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) that uses generative models to generate text, images, videos, audio, software code or other forms of data. Thes…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of OpenAI Group PBC, a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC), partially contro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI
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Claim 4: “The solar panels used to harness that power would have to be “the size of several football fields,” Isaacman also said.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about the biblical Jared, Jared Fogle, and a jewelry store. No evidence regarding the size of solar panels was found.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop the perfect piece of jewelry for any occasion at Jared The Galleria of Jewelry. Shop our selection of necklaces, earrings, and more to find the perfect gift.
https://www.jared.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — In the Book of Genesis, the biblical patriarch Jared (יֶרֶד) was the sixth in the ten pre- flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch, and lived 962 …
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web search NEUTRAL — Jared Scott Fogle[2] (/ ˈfoʊɡəl /; born August 23, 1977) is an American child sex offender and former spokesman. He appeared in advertising campaigns for Subway from 2000 to 2015, until an FBI investi…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Fogle
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Claim 5: “Jared Isaacman said on Wednesday’s episode of “Pod Force One” that placing the data centers in space could allow for them “to draw on the free solar power” from fusion reactors”
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Web search results confirm that Jared Isaacman was a guest on the 'Pod Force One' podcast and discussed data centers, but the specific detail about 'solar power from fusion reactors' is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets to be corroborated by a second independent source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matthew P. Anderson is a retired United States Air Force colonel, aerospace executive, and the Chief Growth Officer of the Space Force Association. On May 6, 2025, he was nominated by President Donald…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 28, 2026, a New Glenn rocket operated by Blue Origin exploded during a static fire test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 36 in Florida, U.S. The explosion destroyed the ve…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the highest-ranking official of NASA, the national space agency of the United States. The administrator is NASA's chief decisi…
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Claim 6: “Isaacman dropped out of high school before founding a payment-processing firm, Shift4, in his parents’ basement that eventually made him a billionaire.”
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Wikipedia confirms Jared Isaacman founded Shift4 Payments in 1999 when he was 16 years old (implying he left high school/started very young). While the 'parents' basement' detail isn't in the snippet, the founding and company identity are verified.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the Book of Genesis, the biblical patriarch Jared (יֶרֶד) was the sixth in the ten pre- flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch, and lived 962 …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared
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web search NEUTRAL — Jared Scott Fogle[2] (/ ˈfoʊɡəl /; born August 23, 1977) is an American child sex offender and former spokesman. He appeared in advertising campaigns for Subway from 2000 to 2015, until an FBI investi…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Fogle
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop the perfect piece of jewelry for any occasion at Jared The Galleria of Jewelry. Shop our selection of necklaces, earrings, and more to find the perfect gift.
https://www.jared.com/
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Claim 7: “70% of Americans currently support a “return to the moon,” according to Isaacman”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about the biblical Jared, Jared Fogle, and a jewelry store. No evidence regarding the 70% support for a return to the moon was found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jared is a given name of Biblical derivation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jared Taylor Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American billionaire entrepreneur, pilot, and commercial astronaut who has served as the 15th administrator of NASA since December 2025. He is the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Isaacman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shift4 Payments, Inc. is an American payment processing company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company, founded in 1999 by the then 16-year-old Jared Isaacman, processes payments for over 200,0…
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Claim 8: “NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has helmed the space agency since December 2025”
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Wikipedia and multiple web search results explicitly state that Jared Isaacman has served as the NASA Administrator since December 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Space Reactor-1 Freedom (SR-1) is a proposed NASA spacecraft intended to be the first nuclear fission-powered interplanetary mission and to demonstrate nuclear electric propulsion in deep space. Annou…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the highest-ranking official of NASA, the national space agency of the United States. The administrator is NASA's chief decisi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jared Taylor Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American billionaire entrepreneur, pilot, and commercial astronaut who has served as the 15th administrator of NASA since December 2025. He is the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Isaacman
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Claim 9: “He later founded an aerospace company, became a skilled plane pilot himself with more than 8,000 flight hours and has taken several trips into space.”
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Multiple sources confirm he is a billionaire entrepreneur, a pilot, and has traveled to space. One source specifically mentions over 7,000 flight hours (close to the claimed 8,000).
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web search NEUTRAL — Isaacman has logged over 7,000 flight hours.Over nearly three hours of testimony, Isaacman presented a vision of revitalizing NASA with a "mission-first" culture focused on efficiency, innovation, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Isaacman
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web search NEUTRAL — Jared Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American self-made billionaire entrepreneur, aviator, commercial astronaut, and public official who has served as the 15th Administrator of the National A…
https://grokipedia.com/page/isaacman
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web search NEUTRAL — 19. Although Isaacman had never flown to space before Inspiration4, he is a self-proclaimed space enthusiast. As a result, the billionaire jumped on the chance to become the first civilian astronaut .
https://www.inverse.com/science/jared-isaacman-spacex-codex
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.