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R e v i s i o n a s o f 1 7 : 5 8 , 1 5 D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3
American entrepreneur, pilot, and commercial astronaut
Jared Isaacman
Isaacman in 2022
Born (1983-02-11 ) February 11, 1983 (age 41 ) [1]
Title Founder, CEO, of Shift4 and Founder of Draken International Spouse Monica Isaacman[2] Children 2 Space career
Time in space
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Polaris Dawn
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Jared Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American entrepreneur, pilot , philanthropist, and commercial astronaut .[3] [4] 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 February 2023, his estimated net worth is US$2 billion.[6]
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.[7]
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 .[8]
Early life
Jared Isaacman was born on February 11, 1983, to Donald and Sandra Marie Isaacman. He is Jewish, although he has said he is not a religious person despite donating to synagogues.[9] [10] He is a youngest child, and has three siblings: two brothers, Marc and Michael, and a sister, Tiffany.[11]
Career
Business
In 1999, Isaacman founded a retail payment processing company named United Bank Card , which was later renamed Harbortouch , a point-of-sale payment company based in Pennsylvania. He was the founding CEO, and retained that role in 2015 with the company having "been profitable for over a decade [while processing] US$11 billion a year from 60,000 merchants, generating US$300 million in revenues."[12] By 2020, the company had been renamed Shift4 Payments , Isaacman remained CEO, and the company was processing US$200 billion in payments annually.[5]
In 2012, he co-founded Draken International , a Florida-based company that trains pilots for the United States Armed Forces . The company operates one of the world's largest fleets of privately owned fighter jets .[12] [13]
Pilot
While in his 20s, Isaacman performed in airshows with the Black Diamond Jet Team.[13] [14]
In 2008, he tried to set the world record for circumnavigating the globe in a light jet, falling just short, by traveling around the world in 83 hours, just beyond the existing record of 82 hours. The record attempt was a fundraising event for Make-A-Wish Foundation .[15]
In April 2009, he set a world record for circumnavigating the globe in a light jet , making the flight in 61:51:15, about 20 hours faster than the previous record of 82 hours. The world record attempt was made as a fundraising event for Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey.[12] [16] He flew a Cessna Citation CJ2 with two other crew members, skipping stops in India and Japan, where he encountered hours-long ground delays in his previous attempt in 2008.[15]
Spaceflight
Inspiration4 launch carrying Jared Isaacman
In February 2021, Isaacman announced that he would serve as commander of Inspiration4 , the first private human spaceflight in which none of the people aboard are from a government agency.[17] The mission, operated by SpaceX , on board an autonomous Crew Dragon spacecraft launched by a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.[17] [18]
Isaacman received the call sign "Rook" during flight training.[19] He is featured on the cover of a Time magazine double issue with the rest of the crew of Inspiration4 in August 2021.[20] Inspiration4 launched on September 15, 2021 (UTC), achieved orbit and splashed down 3 days later.
During the Inspiration4 mission, Isaacman made history by making the first-known sports bet from space, placing two bets on NFL football with the BetMGM Sportsbook , while over Las Vegas .[21]
Isaacman will command the planned Polaris Dawn mission.[22]
Personal life
In 2004, Isaacman began taking flying lessons. In 2009, he set a world record for circumnavigating the globe.[12] [16] He received a bachelor's degree in professional aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2011. He is flight qualified in multiple military jet aircraft .[5] In his 20s, he flew in many airshows , but by his 30s, he had stopped flying as such.[13] He continues to fly one of the few privately owned MiG-29s in the U.S.[23]
He is married and has two daughters.[24] Isaacman has been a resident of Washington Township, New Jersey .[15]
See also
References
^ "FAA Commercial Human Spaceflight Recognition" . Retrieved December 10, 2021 .
^ "astronaut | Definition, Facts, & Training | Britannica" . www.britannica.com . Retrieved November 16, 2021 .
^ a b c Tognini, Giacomo (October 7, 2020). "Meet The New Billionaire Who Dropped Out of High School and Flies Fighter Jets for Fun" . Forbes . Retrieved February 1, 2021 .
^ "Forbes profile: Jared Isaacman" . Forbes . Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ 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 .
^ SpaceX is training astronauts for the world's first commercial spacewalk , May 13, 2022, retrieved June 18, 2022
^ Wattles, Jackie (September 15, 2021). "How to practice religion could be a big question for some space tourists" . CNN . Retrieved September 21, 2021 .
^ Fallon, Patrick T. / (May 4, 2021). "Rocket man: Jared Isaacman is leading the first trip to space without astronauts" . The Forward . AFP. Retrieved September 21, 2021 .
^ "Who Is Inspiration4's Jared Isaacman's Wife? Who Are His Parents?" . The Cinemaholic. 2021.
^ a b c d Segran, Elizabeth (April 13, 2015). "Meet The Fighter-Jet-Flying 32-Year-Old On Top Of The Payments Industry" . Fast Company . Retrieved August 23, 2020 .
^ a b c Whitford, David (October 25, 2017). "This Founder Owns the World's Largest Private Fleet of Fighter Jets – and That's Just One of His Companies" . Inc.com . Retrieved August 23, 2020 .
^ Thomas Burghardt (February 1, 2021). "SpaceX announces Inspiration4, all-civilian space mission in support of St Jude's Hospital" . NasaSpaceFlight.com.
^ a b c Sarah Schillaci (April 10, 2009). "Warren County man attempts flight around globe in record time" . New Jersey Local News . Star Ledger.
^ a b "Warren County pilot back at Morristown Airport after breaking world flight record" . New Jersey Local News . April 15, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2020 .
^ a b Chang, Kenneth (February 1, 2021). "To Get on This SpaceX Flight, You Don't Have to Be Rich, Just Lucky" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021 .
^ Berger, Eric (February 1, 2021). "SpaceX announces first 'free flyer' human spaceflight" . Ars Technica . Retrieved February 2, 2021 .
^ Thompson, Amy (September 15, 2021). "Inspiration4's call signs: The crew of SpaceX's all-civilian mission have special nicknames" . Space.com . Retrieved September 15, 2021 .
^ Kluger, Jeffrey (August 23, 2021). "Inside Inspiration 4" . Time . Retrieved September 15, 2021 .
^ "Inspiration4 leader places first-ever sports bet from space" . Fox Business . September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021 .
^ "Polaris Dawn" . Polaris Program . Retrieved November 5, 2023 .
^ "An American who owns a MiG-29 isn't sure the fighter jets would help Ukraine much" . NBC News . March 17, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023 .
^ Rabie, Passant (February 5, 2021). "Who is Jared Issacman? 29 facts about the billionaire going to orbit with SpaceX" . Inverse . Bustle Digital Group. Retrieved March 23, 2021 .
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