IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman declared Friday that the U.S. will win the second and third space race back to the moon, Mars and beyond. The leader of NASA visited Idaho for the first time ever to highlight INL's role and growing partnership with the space agency. His speech was part of the "NASA Inspiration Tour: Going Nuclear with Idaho National Laboratory," where Isaacman met with leaders of the Radiant, Antares, and Deployable Energy microreactors. Rep. Simpson, who advocates for INL funding on the House Appropriations Committee, said the laboratory’s collaboration with NASA will continue to expand. “The INL and NASA has long had a good partnership, working together on space batteries and other things.