Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief's red glare
3 years, 6 months ago

Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief's red glare

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When three billionaires rocketed into space this summer, they did more than escape Earth’s surly bonds, they helped spread “a malady of mistrust” plaguing an all-too hungry world, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told other world leaders Tuesday. In his opening speech to the General Assembly, a grim Guterres highlighted the gap between the rich and poor with “billionaires joyriding to space while millions go hungry on Earth ” In July, billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos flew into space on private rockets that their companies built, gathering worldwide attention in their short trips that didn’t make it into orbit. Guterres lumped billionaire space hops with the maladies of hopelessness, corruption, curtailing of personal freedoms and “when parents see a future for their children that looks even bleaker than the struggles of today.” After Branson and Bezos spaceflights and revelations that Bezos, the richest man in the world, didn’t pay any federal income tax in 2007 and 2011, critics called for taxing billionaires with some wanting to tax them out of the 10-digit income level.

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The thrill-seeking billionaire and SpaceX astronaut poised to run Nasa
1 month ago

The thrill-seeking billionaire and SpaceX astronaut poised to run Nasa

Live Mint  

When Jared Isaacman gave up his childhood dream of becoming a NASA astronaut, he still needed to get his adrenaline fix somewhere. And he’s cultivated a deepening connection with Elon Musk, whose company SpaceX helped Isaacman realize his goal of reaching orbit. In a post Thursday on X, Musk said the International Space Station should be taken out of orbit …

Next in line: Trump meets with Bezos and Musk in latest meeting with billionaires visiting Mar-a-Lago
3 months ago

Next in line: Trump meets with Bezos and Musk in latest meeting with billionaires visiting Mar-a-Lago

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Donald Trump dined with fellow billionaires Jeff Bezos and …

Elon Musk’s $270 million funding for Donald Trump’s campaign makes him the biggest political donor in US
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s $270 million funding for Donald Trump’s campaign makes him the biggest political donor in US

Live Mint  

To help Donald Trump win the US presidency, tech billionaire Elon Musk spent at least $270 million, according to new federal filings. The Washington Post has reported that Musk's spending in the 2024 election surpassed that of Tim Mellon, the previous top Republican donor, who contributed close to $200 million. The Tesla CEO donated $238 million to America PAC, a …

Trump's NASA pick will surely thrive Elon Musk
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's NASA pick will surely thrive Elon Musk

Hindustan Times  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick to helm NASA, a private astronaut and close ally of Elon Musk's SpaceX, is a central figure of a speedy, commercial-focused side of the space industry who would face unfamiliar political challenges as an administrator. Trump and Musk's cost-cutting agenda takes aim at NASA's most expensive programs Targets at NASA for Trump and Musk's cost-cutting …

Who is Jared Isaacman? From private astronaut to Trump’s pick to head Nasa
Top News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Jared Isaacman? From private astronaut to Trump’s pick to head Nasa

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump has selected tech billionaire Jared Isaacman as Nasa’s next chief. The 41-year-old earlier made headlines for becoming the first private astronaut to conduct a spacewalk US President-elect Donald Trump announced that he plans to nominate Jared Isaacman, a tech billionaire and the first private astronaut to conduct a spacewalk, as Nasa’s next chief. AFP US President-elect …

Trump names billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as next NASA chief
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump names billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as next NASA chief

Deccan Chronicle  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Jared Isaacman, a billionaire online payments entrepreneur and the first private astronaut to conduct a spacewalk, as the next head of NASA.The nod raises questions about potential conflicts of interest, given Isaacman's financial ties to SpaceX chief Elon Musk, who is set to co-lead a government efficiency commission and is one of Trump's …

Trump picks Elon Musk's business associate Jared Isaacman as Nasa chief
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump picks Elon Musk's business associate Jared Isaacman as Nasa chief

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Isaacman, CEO of payment processing company Shift4 Payments, has flown to space twice on SpaceX capsules in fully private missions arranged by his Polaris program, working …

Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman, Nasa chief pick, was once a school dropout
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman, Nasa chief pick, was once a school dropout

India Today  

Jared Isaacman, a billionaire astronaut who led the first private spacewalk during a SpaceX mission in September, has been tapped by US President-elect Donald Trump to lead Nasa, the country's top space agency. Three years later, he commanded another mission on Crew Dragon, which set several records, including the highest altitude achieved on a crewed mission since Apollo 17 in …

Meet new Nasa chief Jared Isaacman: Billionaire, pilot, astronaut, spacewalker
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Meet new Nasa chief Jared Isaacman: Billionaire, pilot, astronaut, spacewalker

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman as his pick to head the American space agency Nasa. Jared Isaacman is a prominent American entrepreneur, pilot, and astronaut, who will now be in command of the world's most powerful space agency as its new administrator. Isaacman's experience with SpaceX will likely enhance NASA's collaboration with private companies, further …

Who is Jared Isaacman? Billionaire SpaceX astronaut picked to lead Trump’s NASA
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Jared Isaacman? Billionaire SpaceX astronaut picked to lead Trump’s NASA

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The former president cited Isaacman’s accomplishments in business, philanthropy, and space, saying his passion and dedication made …

Trump names billionaire private astronaut as next NASA chief
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump names billionaire private astronaut as next NASA chief

Raw Story  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Jared Isaacman, the online payments billionaire and the first private astronaut to ever perform a spacewalk, as the next head of NASA. The nod could spark questions about potential conflicts of interest, given Isaacman's extensive financial ties to Elon Musk, who is set to co-chair a government efficiency commission and is one of …

Trump picks Musk aide Jared Isaacman to head Nasa
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump picks Musk aide Jared Isaacman to head Nasa

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday selected Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa, choosing the billionaire private astronaut and close associate of Elon Musk to head an agency with strong ties to Musk’s SpaceX business Commander Jared Isaacman of Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, speaks at a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, …

Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump’s pick to lead NASA
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump’s pick to lead NASA

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A tech billionaire who bought a series of spaceflights from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and conducted the first private spacewalk was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to lead NASA. This next-generation Apollo program — named after Apollo’s mythological twin sister Artemis — plans to send four astronauts around the moon as soon as next year. …

Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump’s pick to lead NASA
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump’s pick to lead NASA

LA Times  

Jared Isaacman speaks at a news conference after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Aug. 19, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated a tech billionaire, who bought a series of spaceflights from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and conducted the first private spacewalk, to lead NASA. This next-generation Apollo program — named after Apollo’s mythological twin …

Elon Musk was 3 weeks away from bankruptcy after coup at PayPal, then he turned things around
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk was 3 weeks away from bankruptcy after coup at PayPal, then he turned things around

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump's 2024 presidential election victory also translated into a new win for his billionaire supporter Elon Musk. As per The New York Post, Isaacson’s book details that Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel, co-founder Max Levchin, board member Reid Hoffman, and COO and product leader David Dacks were behind the “coup.” PayPal board members masterminded Elon Musk's ouster The ouster …

Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman returns to Earth on SpaceX mission after historic spacewalk
6 months, 1 week ago

Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman returns to Earth on SpaceX mission after historic spacewalk

The Independent  

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SpaceX: Billionaire leaves spacecraft on perilous first ever spacewalk
6 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX: Billionaire leaves spacecraft on perilous first ever spacewalk

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A billionaire floated in space in the first ever private spacewalk on Thursday …

Who is Jared Isaacman? The billionaire pilot who just completed the first private spacewalk with SpaceX
6 months, 1 week ago

Who is Jared Isaacman? The billionaire pilot who just completed the first private spacewalk with SpaceX

The Independent  

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Earth ‘looks like a perfect world’, billionaire says on first private spacewalk
6 months, 1 week ago

Earth ‘looks like a perfect world’, billionaire says on first private spacewalk

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A billionaire who stepped out on the first private spacewalk declared that “Earth …

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth
6 months, 1 week ago

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

LA Times  

This image made from a SpaceX video shows the start of the first private spacewalk led by tech billionaire Jared Isaacman on Thursday. A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts — until now. The commercial spacewalk was the main focus of the five-day flight financed …

Billionaire Finally Launches on First Private Space-Walk Mission
55 years, 2 months ago

Billionaire Finally Launches on First Private Space-Walk Mission

Wired  

One of the most ambitious space tourism missions in history has launched, with the all-commercial crew set to hit a number of milestones during its five days in space, including the first-ever privately funded human space walk. The mission, called Polaris Dawn, took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida today, Tuesday, September 10, at 5:23 am Eastern Time. …

Billionaire astronaut set for space walk finally blasts off on SpaceX rocket
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Billionaire astronaut set for space walk finally blasts off on SpaceX rocket

LA Times  

Jared Isaacman arrives at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Aug. 19 to prepare for the Polaris Dawn mission, featuring the first space walk by civilians. A SpaceX capsule flown by a crew that will take the first walk in space by private citizens finally blasted off early Tuesday morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Jared …

Donald Trump Thanks Elon Musk For Giving Him ‘$45 Million A Month’
8 months ago

Donald Trump Thanks Elon Musk For Giving Him ‘$45 Million A Month’

Huff Post  

Donald Trump took a moment out of his Michigan campaign rally on Saturday, the first since his assassination attempt, to praise tech billionaire Elon Musk — one week after Musk endorsed Trump and amid reports that Musk created a super PAC to pledge a staggering $45 million a month to the Trump campaign. “But Elon endorsed me the other day, …

Manic moods and 3 a.m. texts: How Walter Isaacson navigated Elon Musk and his demons
1 year, 6 months ago

Manic moods and 3 a.m. texts: How Walter Isaacson navigated Elon Musk and his demons

LA Times  

When celebrated biographer Walter Isaacson set out to write about Elon Musk, his subject was not just one of the richest men on the planet but the most polarizing of global billionaires. And there’s, I think, an equally large percentage of people who are wide-eyed fans and think he walks on water.” When a close friend of Musk’s suggested Isaacson …

Elon Musk’s mom blasts Biden for being ‘completely unaware’ of son’s space achievements
2 years, 11 months ago

Elon Musk’s mom blasts Biden for being ‘completely unaware’ of son’s space achievements

The Independent  

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Billionaire who flew SpaceX last year going back into orbit
3 years, 1 month ago

Billionaire who flew SpaceX last year going back into orbit

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The billionaire who launched on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit and the chance to take part in a spacewalk. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman announced Monday that he will make another private spaceflight launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, alongside two SpaceX engineers and a former …

SpaceX will take billionaire Jared Isaacman back to orbit
3 years, 1 month ago

SpaceX will take billionaire Jared Isaacman back to orbit

Daily Mail  

Billionaire tech entrepreneur, Jared Isaacman, will travel further into space than any human has in the past 50 years - when he goes to orbit with SpaceX. The Polaris crew are, from left, Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, SpaceX employees Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis and Scott Poteet, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel board the first time it carries a …

Salesforce trolls Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos space plans with new Matthew McConaughey ad
3 years, 1 month ago

Salesforce trolls Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos space plans with new Matthew McConaughey ad

The Independent  

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Elon Musk’s teen tormentor now exposing private jet movements of other billionaires after refusing his offer of $5k to quit
3 years, 1 month ago

Elon Musk’s teen tormentor now exposing private jet movements of other billionaires after refusing his offer of $5k to quit

The Independent  

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Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief’s red glare
3 years, 6 months ago

Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief’s red glare

Associated Press  

Space, we have an equity problem. When three billionaires rocketed into space this summer, they did more than escape Earth’s surly bonds, they helped spread “a malady of mistrust” plaguing an all-too hungry world, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told other world leaders Tuesday. In his opening speech to the General Assembly, a grim Guterres highlighted the gap between the …

Elon Musk taunts Joe Biden as ‘sleeping’ for ignoring SpaceX success
3 years, 6 months ago

Elon Musk taunts Joe Biden as ‘sleeping’ for ignoring SpaceX success

Live Mint  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a pot shot at President Joe Biden on Sunday, the day after his private spaceflight, SpaceX, completed a historic mission as the first all-civilian flight crew. One of Musk’s followers on Twitter asked him, “The President of the United States has refused to even acknowledge the 4 newest American astronauts who helped raise hundreds of …

SpaceX launches amateur crew on private Earth-circling trip
3 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX launches amateur crew on private Earth-circling trip

Al Jazeera  

SpaceX’s first private flight has been launched into orbit with two contest winners, a healthcare worker and their rich sponsor on board, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism. The Dragon capsule’s two men and two women are looking to spend three days circling the planet from an unusually high orbit – 160km higher than the International Space Station …

SpaceX's All-Civilian Mission To Launch Into Orbit For 3 Days. Know About The Mission
3 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX's All-Civilian Mission To Launch Into Orbit For 3 Days. Know About The Mission

ABP News  

New Delhi: As the billionaire race to space heated up in the last few months, the first all-civilian crew strapped inside the capsule of a SpaceX rocketship, is poised to make history by launching into Earth orbit in SpaceX rocketship In yet another flight, Jared Isaacman, the American founder and chief executive of e-commerce firm Shift4 Payments, will lead three …

It’s time to bring tech billionaires back down to earth
3 years, 7 months ago

It’s time to bring tech billionaires back down to earth

ABC  

On July 20, Jeff Bezos went to space. This marks the beginning of a new space race between other tech billionaires that have space-faring ambitions — including maverick entrepreneur Elon Musk and Sir Richard Branson. So we cannot help but observe that space exploration in the past stands in stark contrast to the current circumstances, and the space race between …

Amazonification of space has begun with private players making space travel accessible
3 years, 8 months ago

Amazonification of space has begun with private players making space travel accessible

Firstpost  

The people who sold you the internet will now sell you the moon and the stars. “Well, it’s been built methodically and purposefully, and it’s been a lot of hard work over the last 30 years to get us here.” Investors poured $7 billion into funding space startups in 2020, double the amount from just two years prior, according to …

Elon Musk Calls Picture With Richard Branson Ahead of His Virgin Flight 'Brutal'
3 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk Calls Picture With Richard Branson Ahead of His Virgin Flight 'Brutal'

News 18  

It seems a few billionaires around the world share their enthusiasm for space and space travel. Branson posted a picture with SpaceX founder Elon Musk on the morning of his space flight as he had tweeted, “Big day ahead. What’s the point?” Kelsea critiqued the wooden cabinets in the background in a series of tweets as she added another tweet …

(Opinion) The billionaires’ space race is only just beginning
3 years, 8 months ago

(Opinion) The billionaires’ space race is only just beginning

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Don Lincoln is a senior scientist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. On July 1, a spacecraft called VSS Unity carried Sir Richard Branson, billionaire and founder of Virgin Galactic, the company that made the space capsule, into space.. And, of course, the past 60 years has had many successful manned missions into space, performed by countries including …

Billionaires and their spaceships: What next for space tourism?
3 years, 8 months ago

Billionaires and their spaceships: What next for space tourism?

Al Jazeera  

Richard Branson beat rival Jeff Bezos into space by at least nine days, signalling the start of a new era in space tourism – for the rich, at least. Blue Origin also wants to build infrastructure in space and help NASA return to the moon, just like Elon Musk’s private space firm, SpaceX. “Increased spaceflight will change humanity’s future for …

Donald Trump takes credit for space race of billionaires Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
3 years, 8 months ago

Donald Trump takes credit for space race of billionaires Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk

The Independent  

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Musk buys ticket for Branson spaceflight as Virgin boss becomes first to reach edge of space in billionaire race with Bezos
3 years, 8 months ago

Musk buys ticket for Branson spaceflight as Virgin boss becomes first to reach edge of space in billionaire race with Bezos

The Independent  

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Richard Branson takes off first in space tourism race
3 years, 8 months ago

Richard Branson takes off first in space tourism race

The Hindu  

Swashbuckling entrepreneur Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship on Sunday in his boldest adventure yet, beating out fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos. The nearly 71-year-old Mr. Branson and five crewmates, including aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla, from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of about 88 kilometres over the New Mexico desert — enough …

Elon Musk has a ticket to space, too...with Richard Branson’s Virgin
3 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk has a ticket to space, too...with Richard Branson’s Virgin

Live Mint  

LONDON : As Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin LLC prepare to blast their respective billionaires into space, Elon Musk, a third billionaire pursuing space tourism, already has his own ticket—with Virgin Galactic. Mr. Branson was set to travel to the edge of space aboard a Virgin Galactic vehicle scheduled to blast off from New …

As 'billionaire space race' begins, here's what Jeff Bezos told Richard Branson
3 years, 8 months ago

As 'billionaire space race' begins, here's what Jeff Bezos told Richard Branson

Hindustan Times  

Richard Branson, the British billionaire, is all set to fly into space today on his own company Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed test flight aboard a passenger rocket plane, the VSS Unity. In doing so, Branson will be one step ahead of his rivals Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in what has been dubbed the "billionaire space race". This combination …

Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space
3 years, 8 months ago

Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space

The Independent  

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Bezos, Branson and Musk: Who is winning the space tourism race?
3 years, 8 months ago

Bezos, Branson and Musk: Who is winning the space tourism race?

The Hindu  

Three billionaire entrepreneurs - Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson - are each vying to usher in a new era of private commercial space travel. Reuters reported in 2018 that Bezos' Blue Origin was planning to charge passengers at least $200,000 for the ride,based on an appraisal of Branson's rival plans and other considerations, though its thinking may have …

Bezos, Branson and Musk: Who is winning the space tourism race?
3 years, 8 months ago

Bezos, Branson and Musk: Who is winning the space tourism race?

India Today  

Three billionaire entrepreneurs - Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson - are each vying to usher in a new era of private commercial space travel. DESIGN Virgin Galactic's reusable SpaceShipTwo system will see its VSS Unity spaceplane lifted to altitude by a large carrier aircraft called VMS Eve before separating. Virgin Galactic's reusable SpaceShipTwo system will see its VSS …

Inspiration4: All-civilian crew on SpaceX's first privately-funded flight to orbit, revealed
3 years, 11 months ago

Inspiration4: All-civilian crew on SpaceX's first privately-funded flight to orbit, revealed

Firstpost  

A billionaire’s private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college friend actually won a spot but gave him the prize. Isaacman also revealed some details about his Inspiration4 mission, as the four gathered Tuesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Chris Sembroski, from left to right, Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux and …

US billionaire buys SpaceX flight to orbit with 3 others
4 years, 1 month ago

US billionaire buys SpaceX flight to orbit with 3 others

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A U.S. billionaire who made a fortune in tech and fighter jets is buying an entire SpaceX flight and plans to take three “everyday” people with him to circle the globe this year. Besides fulfilling his dream of flying in space, Jared Isaacman announced Monday that he aims to use the private trip to raise $200 …

American billionaire auctions off seats on private SpaceX mission this year
4 years, 1 month ago

American billionaire auctions off seats on private SpaceX mission this year

The Telegraph  

Elon Musk's SpaceX will send four civilians into space this year in a jaunt that it described as "the world's first all-civilian mission". Jared Isaacman, an American billionaire who founded credit card processing company Shift4 Payments, said he was donating three seats on the Crew Dragon capsule. It is not the first private mission to be announced by Elon Musk's …

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