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Pilot-Astronauts Isaacman and Precourt Headline NBAA Lunch
NASA chief talks with a four-flight shuttle veteran and NBAA board member
Portraits of Charlie Precourt and Jared Isaacman
Former space shuttle commander and NBAA board member Charlie Precourt (left) will join NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman for a fireside chat at NBAA’s Newsmakers Luncheon on Oct. 19, 2026, in Las Vegas.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will join former space shuttle commander Charlie Precourt, an NBAA board member, for a fireside chat at the association’s Newsmakers Luncheon in Las Vegas on October 19, the eve of NBAA-BACE 2026.

Isaacman, who became head of NASA in December, has logged more than 8,000 flight hours and is qualified to fly military jets such as the MiG-29UB and Aero L-39 Albatros. He is also an honorary fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and set several world speed records in 2009 while raising money for Make-A-Wish. 

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