American billionaire auctions off seats on private SpaceX mission this year
3 years, 10 months 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 space exploration company. It has a contract with Axiom Space, which plans to take four people to the International Space Station on a 10-day trip in 2022 at $55m per person.

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Who is Jared Isaacman? From private astronaut to Trump’s pick to head Nasa
Top News
2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Who is Jared Isaacman? Billionaire SpaceX astronaut picked to lead Trump’s NASA
2 weeks, 6 days 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
2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman returns to Earth on SpaceX mission after historic spacewalk
3 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
3 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
3 months, 1 week ago

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

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 “SpaceX, back at home we all have a lot of work to do, …

Tech billionaire undertakes 1st private spacewalk from SpaceX capsule | VIDEO
3 months, 1 week ago

Tech billionaire undertakes 1st private spacewalk from SpaceX capsule | VIDEO

Hindustan Times  

Fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman made history on Thursday as he undertook the first-ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts, venturing deeper into space than any humans in the past 50 years. Fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman attempts spacewalk at 1,400 km altitude The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, reaching an altitude of 1,400 km—three times higher …

Billionaire astronaut set for space walk finally blasts off on SpaceX rocket
3 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 …

Billionaire space-walk flight on SpaceX rocket hit with delays
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Billionaire space-walk flight on SpaceX rocket hit with delays

LA Times  

Astronauts, from left, Anna Menon, Scott Poteet, Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis arrive at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 19 for SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, which is scheduled to feature the first space walk by a private citizen. SpaceX said, “Teams will continue to monitor weather for favorable launch and return conditions.” The rocket will carry mission …

Elon Musk's SpaceX launches first all-European private crew to NASA's International Space Station
11 months ago

Elon Musk's SpaceX launches first all-European private crew to NASA's International Space Station

Daily Mail  

An all-European crew, including Turkey's first astronaut, successfully launched on a trip to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket on Thursday. This mission is Axiom Space's third, but its first that was funded by international space agencies NASA previously disclosed a SpaceX crew launch costs about $55 million per seat, so the price for these private missions is …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches latest crew of astronauts to ISS
2 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches latest crew of astronauts to ISS

Al Jazeera  

The launch comes after the company and NASA successfully completed the first civilian trip to the space station. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk‘s rocket company SpaceX has launched four astronauts into orbit as part of a NASA mission to the International Space Station. Kathy Lueders, NASA’s space operations mission chief, said the crew was likely “one of the most diversified” in …

SpaceX completes production of its successful Crew Dragon capsules
2 years, 8 months ago

SpaceX completes production of its successful Crew Dragon capsules

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has ended production of new Crew Dragon astronaut capsules, two years after the firm flew humans to space for the first time. Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has ended production of new Crew Dragon astronaut capsules, two years after the firm flew humans to space for the first time There are now four Crew Dragons in the SpaceX fleet, …

Billionaire who flew SpaceX last year going back into orbit
2 years, 10 months 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 …

Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief’s red glare
3 years, 3 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, 3 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 first all-commercial crew of astronauts: ‘It’s pretty incredible’
3 years, 3 months ago

SpaceX launches first all-commercial crew of astronauts: ‘It’s pretty incredible’

LA Times  

A billionaire, a physician assistant, a geoscience professor and an engineer rocketed to space aboard a SpaceX capsule in the latest milestone for the commercial space industry — the first time an entire crew of people who aren’t professional astronauts reached orbit. Business SpaceX and tech CEO’s pitch: Donate $10 to charity, win a trip into orbit SpaceX plans to …

First all-civilian space crew set to blast off on SpaceX rocket
3 years, 3 months ago

First all-civilian space crew set to blast off on SpaceX rocket

Al Jazeera  

It will be the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight that no professional astronaut is aboard an orbit-bound rocket. “It blows me away, honestly,” SpaceX director Benji Reed said on the eve of launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the United States. Isaacman and the others — St Jude Children’s Research Hospital physician assistant Hayley …

SpaceX gets ready to launch first all-civilian crew to orbit
3 years, 3 months ago

SpaceX gets ready to launch first all-civilian crew to orbit

Live Mint  

Yet another billionaire entrepreneur is set to ride into space this week, strapped inside the capsule of a SpaceX rocketship, as part of an astro-tourist team poised to make history as the first all-civilian crew launched into Earth orbit. In this file photo, Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman, founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments, stands in front of …

Inspiration4: All-civilian crew on SpaceX's first privately-funded flight to orbit, revealed
3 years, 8 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 …

Man wins ticket for billionaire's private flight to space, gifts it to college friend
3 years, 8 months ago

Man wins ticket for billionaire's private flight to space, gifts it to college friend

India Today  

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. He's head of Shift4 Payments, a credit card-processing company in Allentown, …

SpaceX aims to launch ‘all-civilian’ trip into orbit
3 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX aims to launch ‘all-civilian’ trip into orbit

The Hindu  

SpaceX announced Monday it's aiming to launch this year the first all-civilian mission into Earth's orbit, led by a tech billionaire who plans to raffle off one of the spots aboard the craft. All three crewmembers "will receive commercial astronaut training by SpaceX on the Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft," as well as orbital mechanics and stress testing, …

SpaceX and tech CEO’s pitch: Donate $10 to charity, win a trip into orbit
3 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX and tech CEO’s pitch: Donate $10 to charity, win a trip into orbit

LA Times  

A prototype of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, as seen in a reflection on a window, is displayed at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne in 2018. In a new chapter of commercial spaceflight, SpaceX plans to launch a crew of only private astronauts into orbit — the world’s first such mission. The crew would travel aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon astronaut capsule, …

SpaceX announces first-ever non-astronaut space flight crew
3 years, 10 months ago

SpaceX announces first-ever non-astronaut space flight crew

CNN  

Austin, Texas CNN Business — Jared Isaacman, an entrepreneur behind a payment processing startup, is funding a multimillion trip to space aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which could be the first-ever orbital flight crewed entirely by non-astronauts. Isaacman added that this mission, dubbed Inspiration4, with the “4” referencing the number of crew members, “is the realization of a lifelong …

Milestone trip to space station for 4 astronauts
4 years, 1 month ago

Milestone trip to space station for 4 astronauts

Hindustan Times  

Four astronauts are cruising to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX capsule in the company’s first regular Nasa mission to the facility. The Dragon was performing as expected in orbit and would approach the station and dock as programmed, said Kathy Lueders, the Nasa associate administrator. The Dragon capsule is scheduled to arrive at about 11pm Eastern time on …

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