Jared Isaacman

Jared Isaacman
Isaacman in 2022
Born (1983-02-11) February 11, 1983 (age 41)[1]
Title
SpouseMonica Isaacman[3]
Children2
Space career
Commercial astronaut
Crew Dragon commander
Time in space
2 days, 23 hours, 3 minutes, 53 seconds
Missions
Mission insignia
Inspiration4 icon Logo_of_Polaris_Dawn

Jared Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist, and space tourist.[4][5] He is the founder of Draken International, a private air force provider and the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, a payment processor.[6] As of February 2023, his estimated net worth is US$2 billion.[7]

Isaacman was the commander of Inspiration4, a private spaceflight using SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience, launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 16, 2021. The crew returned to Earth on September 18, 2021, after orbiting at 585 km (364 mi) in altitude. The mission was part of a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, to which Isaacman pledged to donate $100 million.[8]

Isaacman will command the Polaris Dawn mission, the first private spaceflight in a series of missions named the Polaris Program. Isaacman is currently undergoing commercial astronaut training at SpaceX.[9]

  1. ^ "Jared Isaacman". Business Jet Traveler. November 15, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Private Astronauts Biography:Jared Isaacman". spacefacts.de. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Allentown to orbit: Billionaire buys SpaceX flight, and there is a way to join him". February 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "FAA Commercial Human Spaceflight Recognition". Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "astronaut | Definition, Facts, & Training | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference forbes20201007 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Forbes profile: Jared Isaacman". Forbes. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Sheetz, Michael (September 15, 2021). "SpaceX is set to launch four nonprofessional astronauts to orbit: Here's what you should know". CNBC. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  9. ^ SpaceX is training astronauts for the world's first commercial spacewalk, May 13, 2022, retrieved June 18, 2022

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