{"id":25093,"date":"2021-02-01T18:57:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T10:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-announces-inspiration4-all-civilian-space-mission-in-support-of-st-judes-hospital\/"},"modified":"2021-02-01T18:57:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T10:57:43","slug":"spacex-announces-inspiration4-all-civilian-space-mission-in-support-of-st-judes-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-announces-inspiration4-all-civilian-space-mission-in-support-of-st-judes-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX announces Inspiration4, all-civilian space mission in support of St Jude\u2019s Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

SpaceX has added a new private Crew Dragon mission to their growing human spaceflight manifest. The first all-civilian space mission, named Inspiration4, will be launched on a Falcon 9 rocket and the Crew Dragon Resilience<\/em> spacecraft as early as the fourth quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n

The flight will be led by Jared Isaacman, a tech entrepreneur and world record setting pilot. The mission is dedicated to fundraising for St. Jude\u2019s Children\u2019s Research Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The three remaining seats will be filled with members of the public who exemplify the pillars of hope, generosity, and prosperity. Isaacman, the commander of the flight, will represent a fourth pillar, leadership mission pillar.<\/p>\n

He is donating the costs for the seats and has committed $100 million to St. Jude in connection to the spaceflight. The crew and mission will carry the goal of raising upwards of $200 million to expand St. Jude\u2019s childhood cancer research.<\/p>\n

Joining Isaacman will be a front line worker from St. Jude, representing the pillar of hope, and an entrepreneur who utilizes Shift4Shop, an eCommerce platform offered by Isaacman\u2019s company Shift4 Payments. The entrepreneur will represent the prosperity pillar.<\/p>\n

Members of the public can enter for a chance to be the fourth crewmember on the flight by donating to St. Jude and representing the pillar of generosity.<\/p>\n

The front line worker from St. Jude has already been selected and is a woman. The remainder of the crew for Inspiration4 will be selected at the end of February and announced in early-March.<\/p>\n

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Jared Isaacman at SpaceX headquarters \u2013 via SpaceX<\/p>\n

The tax obligations from being awarded the seats aboard Dragon will be covered by Isaacman and Shift4 Payments. Isaacman will also offer other prizes, including flights in a military jet and flight gear.<\/p>\n

Isaacman is the co-founder of Draken International, the world\u2019s largest private air force which trains pilots for the United States military. As a pilot himself, Isaacman broke the world record for circumnavigating the world in 61 hours 51 minutes and 15 seconds in 2009 and has performed in airshows as part of the Black Diamond Jet Team.<\/p>\n

Like the Inspiration4 mission, Isaacman\u2019s circumnavigation and airshows have all been dedicated to charities, including the Make-a-Wish Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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