Jared Isaacman

Jared Isaacman
Isaacman in 2022
Born (1983-02-11) February 11, 1983 (age 41)[1]
Union, New Jersey, U.S.[2]
Title
SpouseMonica Isaacman[3]
Children2
Space career
Commercial astronaut
Time in space
7 days, 21 hours and 17 minutes
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
7 minutes, 56 seconds[4]
Missions

Jared Taylor Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder of Draken International, a private air force provider, and the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, a payment processor.[5] As of September 2024, his estimated net worth is US$1.9 billion.[6][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 commanded the Polaris Dawn mission, the first private spaceflight in a series of missions named the Polaris Program. During this mission, on September 12, 2024, Isaacman became the first private citizen to perform a spacewalk.[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. ^ McDowell, Jonathan [@planet4589] (September 12, 2024). "The hatch open/close time was about 26m 40s. Isaacman was outside hatch for 7 min 56m; Gillis for about 7m15s" (Tweet). Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Twitter.
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  6. ^ "Forbes profile: Jared Isaacman". Forbes. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "Jared Isaacman, the billionaire behind historic spacewalk". BBC news.
  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. ^ "First Private Spacewalk in SpaceX Capsule Achieves New Milestone". The New York Times. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.